Elsa Macieira

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About me

Hello! I'm Elsa, living in Paris but originally from Amarante, Portugal, with a passion for celebrating my hometown's culture. Holding a Master's in Portuguese Studies with a research emphasis, I'm deeply engaged in cultural studies. I'm ambitious, serious, and motivated by a love for culture and the enthusiasm for promoting it. On my free time, I enjoy museum visits, experimenting in the kitchen, and rewatching my favorite TV shows.

"If I was a ... I would be ..."

Book : Normal People
TV Show : Friends
Song : “Casinha”, Xutos e Pontapés
Poem : “Amor é fogo que arde sem se ver”, Luís de Camões
Word : “Saudade”
Drink of choice : Cappuccino or Mango Iced Tea

What describes me the best

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Resume

Here is my education, work experience, & some skills I've got.

Education

Sorbonne Université - Faculté de Lettres

Master's Degree & Bachelor's Degree in Lusophone Research.

Sept 2018 - Sept 2020

Thesis : « Racism and stereotypes in contemporary Portuguese society: the case of the telenovelas "A Única Mulher" and "A jóia de África" ».
Thesis : Portuguese emigration during the dictatorship between intimate memory and oral history.
Main subjects : Lusophone literature and culture and French as a foreign language.

Bachelor in Languages Literatures Cultures in Portuguese and French as a Foreign Language (FLE) - with honors.

Sept 2015 - Sept 2018

Degree with a focus on Lusophone literature, history, and civilization with courses in translation and version.
French as a Foreign Language option.

University of Porto - Faculty of Arts

Erasmus+ - 3rd Bachelor's Year

Sept 2017 - Sept 2018

Studied Portuguese language and culture.
Improved my adaptation skills and my ability to work in a multicultural environment.

Experience

Académie de Versailles

Portuguese Language Teacher

September 2022 - August 2023

Teaching Portuguese language and culture.
Creation of teaching content related to Lusophone culture.
Students aged 10 to 18 with language levels from A1 to C2.
Organization of transdisciplinary projects.

Association Cap Magellan, Paris

Networking and Events Officer

January 2021 - September 2022

Organization of events (Gala Night at Paris City Hall, European Youth Meeting, Transnational Road Safety Campaign, Employment Forums, etc.).
Preparation of important administrative files, such as applications for European or state funding, and budget reports relating to the organization of events and the running of the association.
Writing and proofreading articles and press reviews in French and Portuguese.
Management of a team of 8 members in communications, sales and human resources.

Sorbonne Université, Paris

Tutor

January and February 2020

Taught French language and culture classes to a group of Brazilian university students at Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

Other experiences I have

Multi-skilled employee: a variety of tasks at all levels of the company from cashier to product organization or reception and customer service...
Writer assistant for the “Printemps littéraire brésilien” of the department of Lusophone Studies, Sorbonne-University and French biggest book fair. 2016 and 2017 editions.
Animator during lunch time for an elementary school in Brunoy, France. September 2018 - november 2018.
Daily babysitting: June 2014 - February 2016 : Baby-sitting of 2 children (3 and 7 years old) everyday after school.

Writtings

Published Articles and Reasearch Paper I Wrote.

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A cerimónia de Gala

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Noite de Gala

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Confinamento em Portugal

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As mulheres vítimas

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Le sort des librairies indépendantes portugaises

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Sócrates e a Operação Marquês

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Como a Pandemia afetou negativamente os migrantes em Portugal?

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Eleições legislativas 2022

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La Réunion Intercalaire des États Généraux de la Lusodescendance

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Rencontre avec les commissaires de la Saison France-Portugal

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Saison France Portugal

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20ª EDIÇÃO da campanha Sécur’Été

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Pedro Abrunhosa em Paris

Events & Projects

Events & Projects I Have Worked On.

Organization Event Link

The European Meeting of Young Lusodescendants

I also participated in the organization of events such as the largest higher education salon with Portugal as guest of honor, stands in music festivals, prevention actions in nightclubs, reading sessions for children, internal company events...

Press & Interview

Press & Interview I Did.

L'Étudiant, a media group that specializes in information on training, studies and careers for 15-25 year olds (interview here).

Lusa/Observador, Lusa is a Portuguese news agency and the largest in the Portuguese language, the interviews conducted by Lusa are repeated by the different Portuguese media, including the Observador, a Portuguese digital generalist newspaper (interview here).

Radio Alfa, first Portuguese radio in France (interview here).

RTP, the first Portuguese generalist and public television channel of the Radio-Television of Portugal, Praça da Alegria is a Portuguese television program shown since 1995 on RTP1, broadcast every morning from Monday to Friday, and has worldwide coverage through RTP International (interview here).

Antena 1, Antena 1 is a broadcasting station from RTP Group - Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. (interview here, 13’49min).