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I was born in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, on March, 29th 1965 under the sign of Aries.

My parents are Fernando and Stela, he used to be an economist at Caixa Economica Federal, but now he is retired and she is a dressmaker. My siblings are Fernando Junior, Isabelle Marie and Maria Fernanda.

I obtained my school-leaving certificate at Curso MV1 in Rio de Janeiro. Then I worked in some offices, stores and trendy restaurants. Working in restaurants gave me the great chance to meet many interesting people and to learn about all the good things in life – entertainment in general, food, beverage, music, other restaurants and (being pragmatic) how to manage a company. During this period I decided to improve my knowledge of English and to study Business Administration.

In 1998 I was invited to work at Caroline Cafe and Melt. I worked in restaurants until 2006. After that experience I started looking around, searching for new opportunities in multinational companies. Then I have worked at IBM about two and a half years. There I have improved my point of view of the world due to its culture of a ¨smarter planet¨.

I lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil all my life but now I am living in the south of France – Provence with my husband, native of the region. Here ¨the light is special, the colors are different. Provence is scented.¨*

I am really keen on photos. When I was a child my father gave me an Olympus PEN and I could exercise my creativity. I have taken hundreds of photos and I remember one (or a selection of) very special for me  when I was in a camping looking at an amazing sunrise.

I can’t live without art. This is vital for me. And all its expressions touch me. ♡

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* Bruno Agostini's quote in an article in O Globo about Provence

~ photo at Mucem in Marseille during the visit in august 2017, it was summer in the south of France