Went to college for Communications and earned a Bachelor's degree in Publishing at UFRJ, one of the best universities in Brazil.

Worked at Sextante, one of Brazil's top publishing houses, and made my way from Intern to Acquiring Editor (for those not in the know, one of the most coveted positions in Publishing).

Got a Specialist degree in Translation from a prestigious university (PUC-Rio) and built a successful freelancing career, translating books and localizing videogames.

Started a translation/education startup with three other friends and turned it into a thriving business. I'm no longer with the company, but you can check them out here.

Had many interesting side gigs in life, such as photographer at a ski resort in the USA, wedding photographer, English teacher, audiobook director, ghost writer, interpreter and hostess in literary events.

Sold everything I owned, gave up my apartment and moved to Germany during a pandemic from a non-EU country with two cats in tow. I managed the whole thing as one smooth process, navigating entry restrictions and rules that changed every week, and if that doesn't tell you a lot about my organization skills and resilience, nothing else will.