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Overview

  • 3 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese; learning Spanish
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Biologist
  • Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • From Muriaé, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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About Me

First, I love to backpack. I guess when I started backing I became more open minded and easy going.
I'm too curious about different opinions and I enjoy learning anything new from others!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I decided to backpack around Latin America, I got a CS account. Since then, I've never couchsurfed... I thought hostels would be an easier option. So I had the chance to make great friends across the world...

Then I started hosting many friends in Brazil and then going to their places (Mexico City, Montevideo, Buenos Aires...)
And that was so much fun! There's no better way to truly know a place than having a local friend around!

Now I'm back to CS and hopefully I'll have great experiences!

When I travel, I love to see and understand how a city works. I try to take every chance to learn something and that's why I take every free time to travel around.

Interests

  • culture
  • literature
  • photography
  • vegetarian
  • yoga
  • music
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia, Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, Mercedes Sosa, Buena Vista Social Club, Orishas, Calle 13, Criolo, Amy Winehouse, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Rihanna, Sia, Lorde, The xx, Tame Impala..

García Márquez, Kafka, Graciliano Ramos, Hermann Hesse.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dia de Muertos with a family I've met in Oaxaca, Mexico
Cycling the Death Road in Bolivia
Hiking some volcanoes in Mexico and Chile
Chapada Diamantina in Brazil
Cuba

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Portuguese slangs...
I can discuss about Brazilian culture.

I'd be glad to learn anything from your hometown/country! Music, literature, slangs...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, France, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States

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