I was born in Recife, a beautiful city in the north east of Brazil that I'm truly passionate about and that receives the most amazing carnival of Brazil, very diverse and made by the people who live there and for the people who live there, it is completely free and it is a great cultural experience. I moved to Brasília when I was only 7 y.o. and I needed some time to get used to the city, but now I'm a fan. Brasília's sky is very famous because it looks different every day - and it is beautiful, specially by the sunset.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing because what I'm truly passionate about traveling is to meet people from different cultural and social backgrounds that can add to my way of seeing the world. Although I'm not much of a talker, I'm certainly a good listener and I would love to hear everything you have to say.

Interests

I'm a big fan of beaches (that's just sad for a person who lives in a city that is almost 2000km away from the sea). That's why almost every year I spent near 3 months in Recife - my hometown and where most of my family lives. But I also like to read and I'm addicted to Netflix. I also like to listen to music and discover new artists - show me what are your favorite musics! I love popular culture - specially from my hometown, and I'm all over Recife/Olinda's carnival (I have a tattoo about it). I'm also a fan of photography and currently trying to improve my skills on it.

• culture
• photography
• human rights
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• journalism
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I can't tell about only one music but the two that made me cry when I heard for the first time are: El marido de la peluquera by Pedro Guerra, and Te recuerdo Amanda by Tarancón. But I'm also very into brazilian music and some of my favorite artists are Lenine, Alceu Valença, Novos Baianos and Gilberto Gil. I think each one of them is able to represent Brazil in a particular way.

I don't have a good memory to movie titles but some that I loved are:
Que Horas Ela Volta (it's a brazilian movie by Anna Muylaert, I don't know it's title in english)
O Auto da Compadecida (another brazilian movie, and a rare case that the movie is as great as the book, the director is Guel Arraes and the book's author is Ariano Suassuna, one of the most amazing human beings of all time)

Despite the fact that I love most of the books that I read (otherwise I don't even go on), the one that touched really deep on my feelings is Boca del Tiempo, from Eduardo Galeano.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The experience that changed my life the most was the internship on the National Commission of Truth of Brazil - it was a state agency created to investigate the dictatorship that happened in brazil from 1964 to 1985. It made me really committed to human rights defense.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some basic photography tricks but I'm also willing to learn more about ir from people who are better than me at it. I can also teach some basic portuguese and spanish (I'm fluent at both but I'm not sure if I'm able to teach it, you know?). Also very enthusiastic about learning new languages. I'm a terrible cooker so I would like to learn something you do well haha.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I think the nicest thing I can share is being open to hear whatever you want to tell me. Also, we can exchange musical and literary references.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil