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.
• 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
Here is my education, work experience, & some skills I've got.
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.
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.
Sept 2017 - Sept 2018
• Studied Portuguese language and culture.
• Improved my adaptation skills and my ability to work in a multicultural environment.
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.
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.
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.
• 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.
Published Articles and Reasearch Paper I Wrote.
Events & Projects I Have Worked On.
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 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).