English tutor, copy editor, and Portuguese ↔ English language professional
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I am a freelance English content creator, tutor, copy editor, and Portuguese ↔ English language professional with a background in linguistics, transcription, curriculum development, and translation. Having lived in Brazil and married a Brazilian, I have maintained close, daily exposure to Brazilian Portuguese and Brazilian culture personally and professionally for nearly a decade. I have been contracted to develop, edit, and translate written educational curricula and written and spoken digital learning materials for several language schools.
In the last year, I also founded an online English-learning platform with over 1,000 active student profiles and a 900k+ following across socials.
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BA in Portuguese – Brigham Young University (2017-01 – 2022-01)
Music – Brigham Young University
