General Information
Languages- PortugueseExpert
- EnglishExpert
- SpanishIntermediate
Groups I Belong ToCouch Information
Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
Max Surfers Per Night: 1
Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: DependsThe main room for guests is the living room, so it´s a common area. I live in Coroado, which is far from the city centre, but it´s very very close to INPA, the Institute I study. I live with two other people that also study there, but Tati speaks only Spanish (and Portuguese, of course), and Marlos speaks some English but is usually shy about using it. We have no couch, but we can provide a mattress, or maybe a hammock, and also there´s floor room. We have no pets, no one smokes and if you smoke you should go outside. Buses to the city centre and Ponta Negra (Negro River beach) are available. From Ponta Negra you can get boats to farther beaches.
Inside the Institute, close to home, there is the 'Bosque da Ciência', which is a nice park with animals, both free or raised, and where you can see the manatees in water tanks, part of a research and conservational project for the species.
I don´t work/study full-time and though I´m always busy, I usually can make my time, so it´s easy to find some time to show you around, and have some beer at almost any day of the week. Still, weekends are always better. Two days is a nice period, but if we do get along, even a week would be fine.
The picture shows my old couch when I lived in Tefe, up the river from Manaus. Soon I´ll manage to post a picture of my current place. Friends (42)
 Marina Tavares
31, Female
Northampton, England
United Kingdom
Friends since June 1997
"Almost everything..."
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
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 LEEBABYSIMS
29, Female
Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Friends since March 2006
"Straight from the jungle onto my couch...Carlos is awesome!"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
I vouched for Carlos Nader
 3 |
 Verena Schäuble
26, Female
Freising, Bavaria
Germany
Friends since January 2006
"Quite well!!!"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
 10 |
 Larissa Wright
31, Female
Jericoacoara, Ceara
Brazil
Friends since July 2008
"Stayed with him in Manaus!"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
4  10 |
 Clevis Villani
37, Male
Osasco, Sao Paulo
Brazil
Friends since September 2007
"He's my friend's brother"
Friendship Type: 2 - Acquaintance
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 Marcelo Santos
19, Male
Castanhal, Para
Brazil
Friends since July 2008
"conheci ele no marajo"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
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 Dani Ledo Reis
34, Female
Belem, Para
Brazil
Friends since August 2008
"he waslooking for couch in Belem"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
I vouched for Carlos Nader
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 Mary Ashman
26, Female
Birmingham, England
United Kingdom
Friends since December 2006
"Surfed his couch, also our fantastic guide on the reserve! :)"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
4 |
 Jeremiah Spence
30, Male
Austin, Texas
United States
Friends since June 2007
"in sao paulo"
Friendship Type: 2 - Acquaintance
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 Natália Ribeiro
25, Female
New York, New York
United States
Friends since December 1996
"So long ago I don´t renember..."
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
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Personal DescriptionI like to go out in the rain, ride horses, watch seahorses and coral reefs deep in the ocean, take pictures, drive listening to good music, kiss, feel the breeze in my face, have fun and beer with my friends, meet new people, see new places, experience new situations, discover new things.
I like the change, but it hurts sometimes. It hardens your heart, but it also opens your mind.How I Participate in CS2I promote and preach about couchsurfing to my friends and people I meet. I'm an ambassador, and I'm trying to take on my new duties.CouchSurfing ExperienceFirst was August 2005, I've stayed in the house of an internet friend who I had exchanged only a couple of messages before, in an art site, and I told her I was going to spend one night in her city, and she said "come to my place!". It was just a few hours I had there, and she got her car and showed me around. After a beer or two and some fried fish on a beach in Negro River, we went back to her place, and I was so tired I slept in her car. She took good care of me. At first I thought it could be somewhat dangerous, but it turned out to be a wonderful experience! Her mother was great too, I've met her in the morning, and she is a biologist and researcher, with much in common to me. And now I hope I can couchsurf all the time I'm away from home!
One month in Europe, March 2006, mostly couchsurfing! That was the trip of my life, met so many nice people, had so much fun!InterestsNature, Movies, Music, Travelling, Zoos, Natural History, Photography, Unusual Places and People, GadgetsPhilosophyChoose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. (Confucius)Music, Movies, BooksMovies:
Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind
Truman Show
Natural Born Killers
The Butterfly Effect
Minority Report
Vanilla Sky
Big Fish
Nightmare Before Christmas
Motorcycle Diaries
Hero
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain
Evil (Ondskan)
28 Days Later
Artificial Intelligence
Bicentennial Man
Akira
Bowling for Colombine
The Edukators (Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei)
A la folie... pas du tout
Good Bye Lenin! (79 qm DDR)
Music:
Kings of Leon
Morcheeba
Aterciopelados
Paralamas do Sucesso
David Bowie
The Pixies
Cocteau Twins
Macy Gray
Moby
The Smiths
Placebo
Dance Hall Crashers
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Beatles
Feist
Wir Sind Helden
Books:
The Lord of the Rings
Sherlock Holmes
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Fauna and Flora Field Guides
Biology and Ecology books
TV Shows:
Tintin
Ducktales
The Simpsons
X-files
Millennium
2 Stupid Dogs
FriendsTypes of People I enjoyI like outgoing people who like to share some good moments, who have a clever sense of humour and a nomad spiritTeach, Learn, ShareI worked as a Naturalist Guide in the Amazon, what I usually like to share are my experiences and pictures of the region. I can also play the harmonica a bit, do some magic tricks, talk about nature, take good pictures (according to my friends), show you some different music from my extensive collection, teach you how to sleep in every class or lecture, train you in being absent-minded and in how to loose your keys everyday...One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneLiving in Pantanal and Amazon, being face-to-face with a jaguar in nature.
Europe for 33 days... 7 countries, 11 couches (6 official CSers, plus 5 couches of friends and friends of friends), 2 nights in airports, a sore foot, and lots of new friends... Couchsurfing is really one of my best experiences in life!Opinion on the CouchSurfing.com ProjectThis is a tremendous idea, it's so good you can't figure out how we could live without it! It's not just about saving money, but mainly about making new friends and experiencing the local way of life.Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom
LIVED: Brazil
WANTS TO GO: Peru
References
 From Caro Ehlert Berlin, Germany
Dec 21, 2008 Positive we stayed 3 days in carlos place, and had a really good time. we went to play bowling, eat cheap and really good pizza, tryed the nice manyok pancake, went to the market to have some frozzen beers,.....nice time. thamks a lot. hope to see you soon in Berlin.  From AMINA AHOURRI Paris, France
Sep 20, 2008  Positive i met Carlos at maybe the first meeting in Manaus and we had fun with french and australian girls. Then I took my plane unfortunately for Rio. From Marcelo Santos Castanhal, Brazil
Aug 31, 2008  Positive o carlito é 100000 ele é um homem sereno,que porem é muito inteligente,fala bem o ingles e me deu uma força enorme no marajó,infelizmente nao tenho muitas palavras para expressar a respeito de carlos,porque ele é demais!!!
 From Marcia Cristina Sao Paulo, Brazil
Aug 31, 2008 Positive Carlos is nice, talktative and seem a good person!Was a great experiencie met him.
Carlos es simpático y bastante animado. Vale la pena conocerlo, pues demuestra ser una persona buena dispuesta a conocer mejor a las otras personas y también enseñar lo que sabe a los demás.  From Josy Veit Wasserburg, Germany
Aug 23, 2008  Positive we were so lucky to meet carlos on the boattrip on the amazon! he`s enormously laidbackpartyish and tells the best stories. you can do everything with him (except playing who am i) and it will never get boring. hope to meet you again someday!  From Ricardo Rapozo Sao Paulo, Brazil
Aug 21, 2008 Positive Well, he was intrudeced by one of the craziest CS spirits I met. To me, it really counts.
Easygoing guy, always ready to laugh. We had great time in Belem, partying, drinking, eating. Absolutely a good mate to hang on.
Estamos aí, meu velho. Qualquer coisa dê o toque. um abraço.  From Lorena Ferreira Fort Simpson, Canada
Aug 19, 2008 Positive He is a nice and fun guy to hangout with
take care my friend  From Karla de Oliveira Belem, Brazil
Aug 18, 2008 Positive It was very nice had him in my home. He is a very nice and friendly person, easy going and open mind.
About my dog...so, she´s a suspicius Dingo...rs  From Analucia Siqueira Belem, Brazil
Aug 18, 2008 Positive Carlos is this kinda man u really need to meet .. fantastic... I really loved had the meeting up with him and Larissa .. We had a wonderful meeting in Café com Arte... Hope we can have much more .. Manaus is not so far!!!! Excellent vibrations!!! See ya!!! From Dani Ledo Reis Belem, Brazil
Aug 13, 2008 Positive Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Black bird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
all your life
you were only waiting for this moment to be free
Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
When I remember Carlos, this music comes to my mind. Maybe because he works with birds, maybe because we are both Beatlemaniacs, maybe because we both love to travel and ours plans are living like this, like a bird flying. Looking forward on see you again!
 From JUSCELINO Belem, Brazil
Jul 29, 2008 Positive Gente Boa!!!
Very nice guy.. very talkative person and open minded...
meet this guy you'll laugh so much .  From Tara Barthel Montpellier, France
Jul 21, 2008 Positive Thanks for organizing this first meeting in Manaus! Too bad we couln't spend more time together and talk about delfins and pirarucu ! Carlos is funny and easy going, and seems very passionate about the Amazonia... would have loved to visit some places with u! Take care!  From John Robson Los Angeles, United States
Jan 16, 2008 Positive Carlos was nice enough to meet up with us on short notice and show us around a few parts of São Paulo, and showed us an amazing view of the city from one of the highest buildings. Even though it was a short meeting, I enjoyed talking with him and his advice was very helpful. Thanks again and good luck in the Amazon!  From Tamara Abdel Karim Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jan 15, 2008 Positive Carlos was kind enough to take the time and meet us on such a short notice. He took us around and showed us the best view of sp. It was great-having a personal tour guide :) Thank you!  From Lucas Ribeiro Campinas, Brazil
Nov 7, 2007 Positive It was very nice having him here, he is a very very nice and friendly person, he told me a bit about his trips and even gave me a ride to work the next day. =)  From Dalvinder Cheema Birmingham, United Kingdom
Aug 21, 2007 Positive Carlos was fabulous! A great guy offering his vast collection of DVD's and comfy home. Gave us lots of music to take away with us, keeping us sane for the following 4 months:)
From Verena Schäuble Freising, Germany
Aug 3, 2007 Positive I met Carlos in the Amazon, where we used to work in the same nature reserve. He is a wonderful warmhearted person and I always felt very comfortable in is presence. He invited me the first time we met and so his couch and home became mine everytime I was in town... he is a real couchsurfer who truly lives CS philosophy!!!
I am really lucky that I could meet you and share my intensive Mamirauá experiences with you, Carlos! And thank you for telling me about CS, with this you continue enriching my life even from the distance! :-) Saudades viu...
From Mary Ashman Birmingham, United Kingdom
Dec 31, 2006 Positive Carlos is a wonderfully sensitive guy. Freely opened his home and entertained us for hours with his excellent dvd/cd collection. Thoughtful, understanding and open, enabling us to feel comfortable from the first moment we met. Passionate about wildlife and ecosystems, extending his knowledge to us as he was our guide on the reserve.
Thank you for a memorable christmas :) the cd and friendship. Truly hope our paths cross again in the future! Somewhere in Europe maybe?? :)
Please please please keep in touch! xx
From LEEBABYSIMS Dortmund, Germany
Jul 23, 2006 Positive Carlos - born couchsurfer :). Carlos definitely is one of the good people! Very sweet, thoughtful, positive and spontaneous - just a blast to have around. And he's really good to talk to, too. Has an interesting outlook on life. So...Miss you!
 From Angela i Gerard Mataro, Spain
Jul 19, 2006 Carlos eats the blankets of Australians! After 32 hours spent in planes and airports I downed my 6th coffee for the morning and went into Amsterdam to meet Carlos for another one. We had an awesome day walking the streets of Amsterdam, hunting down Ramones t-shirts in the markets and surfing mosaic couches (Dude, its a Doner not a Doonah!) I had an amazing time chillin (literally!) with Carlos and recommend that every one of you get your ass to the Amazon to hang out with him (Australians and New Zealanders may need to take an interpreter). Take care man!  From Bruce Wall London, United Kingdom
Jul 19, 2006 A Lovely Lad. Carlos stayed in my flat in London and was a delightful guest. We had a lovely time at the theatre and any host(s) should consider themselves lucky to be able to share with such a perfect guest.  From LITTLE_LIZA Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Jul 19, 2006 Perfect guest... He stayed one night in frankfurt and I must say he´s the best guest you could have. Also after a 16-hours-flight he didn´t want to spend the short time with sleeping....snowball fight, playing cards with one of my friends, some cider, good music and nice conversations!! Wish you a great time in europe and hope to see you some time again in Brazil! ....greetings to your friend Leo;) |
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