What is your name? Lucas Rodrigues Oliveira Where do you currently live? São Carlos, SP, Brazil Please share a bit of your background: I was born and raised in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, and studied international relations at Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Then, I went to the state of São Paulo in 2014 to work as […]
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#TranslatorsInTheCredits!
As a video game translator, one of my biggest struggles is to have my name appear in the credits of the games I translate. If I translated the game, my name should appear in the credits. It seems obvious, right? However, for some companies, it makes sense to credit babies born to those involved […]

Member Spotlight – Marselha Gonçalves Margerin
What is your name? Marselha Gonçalves Margerin Where do you currently live? Bethesda, Maryland, USA Please share a bit of your background: I was born and raised in Minas Gerais, a state in the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) region. When I moved to the D.C. area at the turn of the century to pursue a master’s […]

Member Spotlight – Steve Smith
What is your name? Steve Smith. Where do you currently live? Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Please share a bit of your background: I’ve been working with Portuguese since my high school year abroad in southern Brazil many (many!) years ago. I interpreted for the US State Department and other agencies; I worked for university […]

Music Translation
Another holiday season has come and gone, but many of the traditional and beloved tunes we hear so often during the last month of the year are still probably fresh in our minds. Some of them stand the test of time and are set to lyrics in many different languages. Have you ever […]

Member Spotlight – Marcelo Neves
What is your name? Marcelo Neves. Where do you currently live? Copacabana on the border of Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro. Please share a bit of your background: 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 […]