CURRENT MISSION

Getting sincere smiles from people.

ABOUT ME

Someone who loves art and its many forms of expression and coffee and chocolate. An enthusiast of words.

PHILOSOPHY

Never forget to pay attention to the simple things of life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Trying to show my city, Vitória-ES, and local customs through the eyes of those who have lived here for eight years (and not from tour guides) from cookery to charming places.

Interests

The challenge of living in another culture; and seeing the world from a new perspective. To know other cultures, to travel, and to share knowledge.

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
My favorite is definitely "Essays" by philosopher Michael Montaigne.
Here is the "Essays" avaiable online if you want to read someday: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3600/3600-h/3600-h.htm

Others: MANY! I really like to read.

In Cold Blood - Truman Capote;
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Patrick Süskind;
The diary of Anne Frank;
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wild;
Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez;
Macbeth - William Shakespeare;
Hamlet - William Shakespeare;
Memoirs from the House of The Dead - Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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Music:
All that make me feel well.

Are essentials:
Bach,
Beethoven,
Chopin,
Debussy,
Dvorák,
Mozart,
Paganini,
Schumann,
Tchaikovsky.

Are importants:
B. B. King,
Billie Holiday,
Björk,
Adele,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Elton John,
Erick Clapton,
Frank Sinatra,
Louis Armstrong,
Norah Jones.

Are always remembered:
Hamilton de Holanda,
João Bosco,
Lucas Krassik,
Odete Ernest Dias,
Renato Vargas,
Yamandú Costa,
Zé Paulo Becker.

Are decisives:
Phantom of the Opera,
Pink Floyd,
The Beatles,
The Doors.

Are constants:
Adriana Calcanhoto,
Chico Buarque de Hollanda,
Caetano Veloso,
Carlos Lyra,
Elis Regina,
Djavan,
Marisa Monte,
Milton Nascimento,
Mpb 4,
Ney Matogrosso (and Cartola),
Tom Jobim.

Are parts of stories untold:
Belle & Sebastian,
Buena Vista Social Club,
Celine Dion,
Los Lobos.

They are part of remarkable stories:
Aerosmith,
Bon Jovi,
Coldplay,
Capital Inicial,
Jack Johnson,
Foo Fighters,
Led Zeppelin.

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Movies: Love!

All from Woody Allen.

All from Pixar studios animation.

Lost in translation - Sofia Copolla;
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind;
Scent of a Woman;
Precious;
Before Sunset;
Before Sunrise;
True Grit;
P.S. I love you;
The Truman Show.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I hugged a lion sedated in Carajás, Pará - Brazil.

Teach, Learn, Share

Share my way of enjoying my free time (like visiting different places and discovering new places to eat, specially referring to coffee and chocolate) and my knowledge.

I like to learn about what others know better (I really enjoy hearing opinions and theories) and to see what do they think that I should see, read, and eat.

What I Can Share with Hosts

The best coffee, chocolate, and smile.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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