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Name: <\/em><\/strong>Lucas Rodrigues Oliveira What you\u2019re doing these days: (translator\/interpreter\/teacher\/professor) <\/em><\/strong>I work as a translator and interpreter of English and Spanish into Brazilian Portuguese. My main areas are business and video games.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Something you\u2019re proud of: <\/em><\/strong>Quitting my regular 5-days-a-week office job to become a full-time freelance translator.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n A bit of your background: <\/em><\/strong>I was born in Aracaju-SE, Brazil, but I currently live in S\u00e3o Carlos-SP. I studied International Relations at a university and then worked in the corporate world for 7 years\u2014until 2021. In 2020, I started working as a freelance translator while still at my office job. The career transition took one year, but I finally became a full-time freelance translator in 2021. In 2022, I finished my graduate degree in Translation from English.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n How long have you been with ATA? And PLD member? <\/em><\/strong>Since August 2022.<\/p>\n What did the ATA membership ATA and\/or the PLD bring to you? <\/em><\/strong>I joined ATA to improve my network with other translators and translation companies. I also intend to take the certification exam because it will help me get more (and better) clients. I have just joined the ATA and the PLD, but I have already met some translators and attended some online events. I also took a practice test and started preparing for the certification exam.<\/p>\n Current project (or last\/future interesting project\/activities): <\/em><\/strong>I can\u2019t give many details about them because of NDAs, but the most interesting ones, for me, are video game projects. I also really enjoyed working on some recent translation projects about soccer.<\/p>\n A major challenge(s) in your career: <\/em><\/strong>I think the major and most common challenges are always looking for new clients and translating the topics I like. Getting interpretation clients has also been a challenge for me, as it is a new area for me, and I have only recently started working as an interpreter.<\/p>\n Do you have a hobby? <\/em><\/strong>Yes, I am a soccer nerd. I watch both the UEFA Champions League and the Brazilian 4th<\/sup> division, and I am fascinated by the World Cup. I spent a month in Russia in 2018 and watched seven matches in seven different cities. I also wanted to go to Qatar in 2022 but canceled my plans because of the pandemic. I intend to go to the World Cup in Mexico, Canada, and the USA in 2026 and to all the World Cups in the future. It is also a good \u201cexcuse\u201d to travel and learn other languages. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n What is your favorite book in Portuguese Language literature? <\/em><\/strong>O alienista<\/em>, by Machado de Assis. I think it is a brilliant satire of our society, and it makes us think about what is \u201cnormal\u201d and what is \u201ccrazy\u201d.<\/p>\n Currently on your reading list: <\/em><\/strong>Sapiens<\/em>, by Yuval Noah Harari (translation by Jana\u00edna Marcoantonio), and N\u00e3o diga que a can\u00e7\u00e3o est\u00e1 perdida<\/em>, by Jotab\u00ea Medeiros, a biography on Raul Seixas, my favorite musician.<\/p>\n Thank you, Lucas.\u00a0<\/strong>We really appreciate the opportunity to learn a little more about you.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Name: Lucas Rodrigues Oliveira Where you live: S\u00e3o Carlos-SP, Brazil Email:\u00a0 translation.lucas@gmail.com\u00a0 What you\u2019re doing these days: (translator\/interpreter\/teacher\/professor) I work as a translator and interpreter of English and Spanish into Brazilian Portuguese. 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\nWhere you live: <\/em><\/strong>S\u00e3o Carlos-SP, Brazil
\nEmail:\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>translation.lucas@gmail.com\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n