Visiting the Panama Canal

Everyone knows that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, right? That, unless there is a long wait on your way … Let me explain: the best way to go from Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro would be a direct flight. As there is none, the route that most closely approximates to straight line is via Panama, with a stop in Panama City. The problem is that the waiting time between a flight and another is 10 hours! I have done several times this trip, and it’s a pain to have to stay walking around the airport to pass the time. But this last trip, we had a better idea:...

Trophy Tour arrives in Mexico City

Interviews in San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Going to Sun City

Next week I’m going to South Africa for the World Cup workshop. All FIFA departments will be there, and there I’ll find out what my job will be in the World Cup.

Time to invest in knowledge

This week it was like going back to school. I attended Adobe Max, an event for creative professionals who use Adobe’s softwares. It’s more focused on designers and coders, but as I want to learn new softwares and the possibilities of the Adobe Master Collection (which I own, but use mainly the video softwares), I took time off of work to invest in myself. It was very worth it. Not only for the classes, but mainly for the change to speak to the Adobe evangelists. I’ve been facing some problems with s specific HD type of file, and that was the chance to let them know without...

Confederations Cup

This was the first Brazil vs USA game in the Confederations Cup (before the final). I took this picture myself from inside the tunnel, where I was working (hence, didn’t see much of the game…). The vibe in the stadium was amazing!

Press Conference with soccer star Ronaldinho

Here are some pictures of one of the most important Press Conferences I hosted in the Beijing Olympics. This was prior to the game Brazil vs USA, where hundreds of journalists wanted to talk to the main star in the game: Ronaldinho, as well as with Brazil coach Dunga. As they don’t speak English, in these cases I also work as a translator. In the Olympics, the official Press Conferences are hosted by a member of the Organizing Committee, not by someone from the Federations (like me). So, although a colleague of mine (beside me in the picture) was in charge of it, he asked me to stay...

Daily activities in the Olympics

The work in the Olympics is amazing, so full of different activities and excitements each day. I’m posting here some pictures. Looks like I’m having fun all the time… and it is!