CURRENT MISSION

Meet new, interesting, different people and get to know different cultures

ABOUT ME

I'm a nice person, trust me! ;-)

PHILOSOPHY

cultivate calm, persistance, an open mind and an open heart... and allow life to bring you all the surprises you deserve

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

by surfing, hosting and sharing a little bit of me (and everything that comes with it)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted many people from different places and it has always been awesome. When traveling, I got to stay with people I didn't know, but who treated me extremely well. They all added up something to my life.

Interests

Music, music, music! Cinema, visual arts in general, specially photography. Literature, cooking, eating (isn't it one of the greatest pleasures in life?), dancing, hicking, having a drink with friends and talking over all kinds of subjects for hours, swimming in the ocean, walking on the beach during sunset... living...

• arts
• literature
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• walking
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• swimming
• visual arts
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Brazilian music in general: Paulinho da Viola, Chico Buarque de Holanda, Elis Regina, Teresa Cristina e grupo semente, Maria Bethânia, Chico Science e nação zumbi, Yamandú Costa, Pixinguinha, Pedro Luís e a Parede, Baden Powel, Ney Matogrosso, Sivuca, Tom Jobim, Cordel do Fogo Encantado...

Astor Piazzola, Mercedes Sosa, Susana Baca, Mulato Astatke, Ali Farka Touré, Tito Puente, Jimmy Smith, Frank Zapa, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Egberto Gismonti, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk...

Jimmy Hendrix, Bob Marley, Gorillaz, Gotan Project, Mano Chao, Mickey 3D, Malajube, Aphex Twin, St. Germain, etc etc etc...

Books: Ensaio sobre a Cegueira (José Saramago); The Unbearable lightness of Being (Milan Kundera); 1984 (George Orwell); The metamosphosis (Franz Kafka); The Gambler (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

Movies: Lavoura Arcaica; La Haine; Black Cat, White Cat; Underground; Clockwise Orange; Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulin; Abril Despedaçado; Dancing in the Dark; Akira Kurosawa's dreams; Tokyo Story; Balzac et la petite tailleuse Chinoise; Fight Club; Cidade de Deus; etc etc etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Six hours hicking on the dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses, at night. Just amazing!

Teach, Learn, Share

learn... everything, all the time!
share and teach... cooking some brazilian food, anything you find interesting when you spend some time with me...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Portugal, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Angola, Brazil, Canada, United States