Brazilian-Portuguese Translator – Vanessa
Vanessa Desiderio de Freitas
Citizenship: Brazilian
RELEVANT INFORMATION
Proficiency in English acquired for more than ten years
studying, teaching and working full time with British
people.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2001-2009 – St. Paul’s School – (The Best British
School in Brazil)
Prep School teacher and
Portuguese teacher for foreign pupils
FREELANCER WORKS
2000-present
Private English teacher
Private Portuguese teacher
2003-2008
English – Portuguese translation of many advertising
campaigns such as McDonald’s, Mattel, Fiat and others
Portuguese – English translation of global advertisements
for McDonald’s and Reckitt Benckiser
EDUCATION
1995-2000 – Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Composition and Conducting, B.A. with Honours degree.
COURSES
1995-2000 – complete proficiency English course at
Cultura Inglesa, SP
1997-1999 – bagpipe at The Piping Centre, Glasgow,
Scotland
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Took part in events and championships in Scotland
Member of the British society in São Paulo for ten years
LANGUAGE PAIR
English into Brazilian Portuguese and
Brazilian Portuguese into English
SOFTWARE
Trados 2009