| Translator's name: | José Genival Bezerra Ferreira |
| Language pair: | English to Portuguese translator |
| Country of residence: | Brazil |
| Activity: | Active since 2023 |
| Membership status: | Basic member |
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I'm a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker and I work as a freelance translator from English and Spanish into Portuguese (Brazil). I acquired proficiency in these foreign languages through education (BA in English and Spanish) and extensive experience, including a PhD in Linguistics. Additionally, I have lived in the United States (1 year), Trinidad and Tobago (2 years) and Chile (6 years). With ten years of experience, I have successfully translated various content across multiple domains, including business and marketing, environmental and sustainability, medical, academic, and scientific, technical, entertainment (media), literature and education. I am proficient in using translation tools such as Smartcat, SDL Trados, and MemoQ. Throughout my career, I have translated approximately 350,000 words for various companies. Professional Experience • Proofreading + Editing – Online Course - Guest Services Standards – Hospitality Industry- 100k words. • Translation – Online Course - Guest Services Standards – Hospitality Industry– 10k words – English into Brazilian Portuguese. • Proofreading – Digital Marketing Project for a Bank – Spanish into Brazilian Portuguese – 6800 w. • Translation - Medico| Pharma |Bio- English into Brazilian Portuguese – 5000 w. • MTPE | LQA Project – Annual Company Report English >Brazilian Portuguese – 1880 w. • MTPE – Novel Project – English into Brazilian Portuguese. • MTPE –Tourism and Travel, Marketing, Internet, Social Media Contents and Automotive. • Translator/Proofreader – English into Portuguese (BR) at Martinelli Translations. • Translation – Marketing and Business Plan – English into Portuguese (BR) at TripleTrad – Brazil/Peru/Chile. • Translated/reviewed 25+ scientific articles for publication in highimpact journals, from Psychology, History, Linguistics, Anthropology, Education, Geography etc. (EN>PTBR). • Translation reviewer at Global Alumni, a Spanish company specializing in educational products. (EN>PTBR) • Reviewed 7 online courses on business and tech for top universities like MIT and UChicago. Other experiences • Universidad de Santiago de Chile [Associate Professor and coordinator of the Portuguese field] 2016- 2022. • Faculdade Raimundo Marinho – Brasil [Associate Professor] 2012 – 2015. • University of the West Indies – Trinidad and Tobago [Lecturer of Portuguese] 2009 – 2011. • Universidade Estadual de Alagoas – Brazil [Assistant Professor of Portuguese] 2006-2008. • Universidade de São Paulo – Brazil (postdoctoral scholar - 2022) • Universidad Nacional de Colombia – (visiting scholar - 2014) • Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero –Argentina (postdoctoral scholar - 2013) • University of New Mexico – United States (visiting scholar - 2009) | |
