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What is your name? Where do you currently live? Please share a bit of your background: What are you doing these days professionally? What is a current translation or interpreting engagement you are completing (or one you have completed recently)? What is one of your greatest life accomplishments (whether personal or professional) to date? What challenge(s) are you facing in your career? When did you first join the ATA? How has ATA and\/or PLD membership benefited you? What do you enjoy doing outside of translation and interpreting? If you weren’t a translator or interpreter, what would you be and why? What is your favorite book of Portuguese-language literature? What message would you wish to share with your fellow translators and interpreters? Where is the best place to connect with you?
\n<\/em><\/strong>Marcelo Neves.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>Copacabana on the border of Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>I hold a BA in Journalism and an MA in Language Studies. I also have a background in acting, which has been invaluable to me as an interpreter, especially for consecutive interpreting in front of an audience and in the booth. I began interpreting several years before receiving formal training in simultaneous interpreting. Since then, I\u2019ve completed several courses and attended translation and interpretation conferences worldwide as both a participant and speaker.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>I mainly focus on simultaneous interpreting, but I also handle written translation and subtitling. I work as a voiceover artist as well, primarily for corporate training but also across various media.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>I\u2019ve been doing a lot of remote interpreting lately, but there\u2019s a major global conference coming up in my city soon, and I have the privilege of interpreting there in person.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>It may sound clich\u00e9, but being able to make a living doing what I love feels like a significant accomplishment.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>Interpreters had to reinvent themselves during the pandemic as conferences were canceled, and we’ve adapted to remote interpreting. Fortunately, I\u2019m comfortable with technology, as setting up a professional-grade home studio became essential. AI has emerged as a new challenge, but I\u2019ve found it to be more of a helpful tool than a threat so far.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>I attended my first ATA conference in New Orleans in 2006, and joined both the ATA and the PLD.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>Attending the ATA conference was transformative because it allowed me to network with translators, interpreters, and companies from various locations. Since my first conference, I\u2019ve gained valuable insights from presentations and workshops and have been able to work with clients I met through these events.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>I love the travel opportunities my career provides, and I also enjoy traveling for leisure. Additionally, I like singing and going out with friends for good food (vegetarian only) and drinks.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>With my acting background, I could easily see myself as an actor, though I\u2019m confident life has been a bit easier as an interpreter and translator.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>My favorite contemporary Brazilian writer is Milton Hatoum. Dois irm\u00e3os<\/em> is one of the best books I\u2019ve ever read. I also admire O filho \u00fanico<\/em> by Crist\u00f3v\u00e3o Tezza.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>Read. Read a lot. Doubt yourself. Challenge yourself every day.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>I was very active on Twitter in its heyday, but I\u2019m less visible on social media now. I\u2019m on Instagram and LinkedIn fairly often, though I\u2019d like to share more content. Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n