Hello everyone,
My name is Fernanda, I was born in São Paulo but I'm truly a carioca at heart. I grew up in Rio de Janeiro, a city full of beautiful natural and urban landscapes, with a lot of sun, beaches, mountains, and also with an unique lifestyle.
Although I love my city, I also love to travel, to see different but equally beautiful places, to get to know other cultures and to meet new people with different life experiences and perceptions of the world.
I'm currently living in Porto, Portugal, for an Erasmus semester. It has been an amazing experience so far, and I'm looking forward to traveling across Europe to discover more of its amazing people, places and culture.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on Couchsurfing because I think that meeting locals is the best way to fully experience one place's culture and lifestyle.

Interests

Exploring new places, like walking in a new city, hiking a new trail or visiting a new beach gives me an amazing feeling of wonder and fascination. I like taking some time to simply observe those places and to capture them in photos. So photography is a new and growing passion for me.

I am also passionate about dance. I'm an amateur ballerina, and I love how dancing makes me feel happy and fulfilled.

• ballet dancing
• music
• swimming
• beaches
• nature
• dance
• photograph

Music, Movies, and Books

- Music:
Mostly rock and pop-rock, but also blues, jazz and bossa nova, and a bit of classical, indie and electronic.
Some of my favorite bands/singers are John Mayer, Coldplay, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, Florence and the Machine, Pink Floyd, Queen, Aerosmith.

- Movies:
Mystery thriller and criminal investigation, romance and drama.
Inception, The Prestige, Unkown, Contratiempo, Limitless, The Accountant, Arrival, Interstelar, The Martian, The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything, Forest Gump, The Shawshank Redemption, The Blues Brothers, Collateral Beauty, The Pursuit of Happyness, Captain Fantastic, Brooklyn, Begin Again, Room, Gifted.

- Books:
Also mistery thriller, criminal investigation, fantasy, and some romance and drama.
Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, Dan Brown's books
The Kite Runner, O Zahir, The Fault in Our Stars

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think that scuba diving in the coral reefs of Bonaire was one of the best experiences in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd be glad to teach a bit of Portuguese and share some brazilian recipes and music. I'd like to learn German.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, experiences, dreams and wishes, music, photos, a bit of the dance world, and of course the brazilian culture.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Canada, Colombia, Curaçao, England, France, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Portugal