What is your name? Marselha Gonçalves Margerin Where do you currently live? Bethesda, Maryland, USA Please share a bit of your background: I was born and raised in Minas Gerais, a state in the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) region. When I moved to the D.C. area at the … [Read more...] about Member Spotlight – Marselha Gonçalves Margerin
Member Spotlight – Steve Smith
What is your name? Steve Smith. Where do you currently live? Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Please share a bit of your background: I've been working with Portuguese since my high school year abroad in southern Brazil many (many!) years ago. I … [Read more...] about Member Spotlight – Steve Smith
Music Translation
PATRICIA WORSLEY Revision: Lynnea Hansen Another holiday season has come and gone, but many of the traditional and beloved tunes we hear so often during the last month of the year are still probably fresh in our minds. Some of them stand the test of time and … [Read more...] about Music Translation
Member Spotlight – Marcelo Neves
What is your name? Marcelo Neves. Where do you currently live? Copacabana on the border of Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro. Please share a bit of your background: I hold a BA in Journalism and an MA in Language Studies. I also have a background in acting, which has been … [Read more...] about Member Spotlight – Marcelo Neves
The History of the Portuguese Language in Ten Words
ANA ARAÚJO Translation: Jeffrey D. Stewart Revision: Lynnea Hansen On May 6, 2024, the PLD celebrated World Portuguese Language Day by embarking on a journey around the world with Marco Neves as he traced the history of the Portuguese language. In this session, we looked … [Read more...] about The History of the Portuguese Language in Ten Words