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I'm a Brazilian journalist and filmmaker based in Costa Rica with over 15 years of experience producing a range of non-fiction narrative formats in collaboration with media organizations from different parts of the world. I've been working for Al Jazeera, CCTV China, Reuters TV amongst others. I've been building up a solid and diversified experience: from Broadcast to the digital media, the skills I've been acquiring through my career gave me the balance between technical and creative work. I will always work hard to bring the audience the best stories, most releveant, inspiring, truly and original, always staring for the things that will connect different cultures.
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UNDRR - United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Director of Photography
UNCCD/Bahar Dutt - Direction & Production Film production in August 2021 on the land restoration success story from Costa Rica on assignment for United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification under the coordination of Bahar Dutt.
The Associated Press - Video Journalist I have been working as a stringer video journalist for in Costa Rica. My duties include pitch stories, produce it, shooting, edit, transcript and produce a text story.
Production of series of feature stories for RTL Nieuws on Costa Rica’s pioneering role in fighting climate change, in the wake of the Champions of the Earth Award the country received in 2019. Highlight to the interview with president Carlos Alvarado.
Associated Press. The story was about the event of the massive arrival of turtles in the pacific north beach of Ostional during theirs nesting season.
Their fate in limbo, many Nicaraguan exiles struggle in Costa Rica
An estimated 50,000 Nicaraguans have fled to Costa Rica escaping violence and persecution, with their fate being a central issue in peace talks between Nicaragua's government and the opposition. Many exiles, including middle-class citizens, struggle to survive in Costa Rica, living in slums and lacking work permits. Amnesty International has urged the Costa Rican government to assist these refugees. Peace talks have seen limited progress, with skepticism among exiles about the Nicaraguan government's commitment to safe returns.
RTL netherlands - Freelancer videojournalist since 2010: Shooting, video editing, ftp and satellite transmission.
Reuters TV - Staff cameraman and editor in Reuters TV Brazil from 2008 to 2010. Duties included shooting, editing, interviewing, ftp, translation among other functions.
ARD - Documental Report for ARD German TV on the subject of GMO and pesticides. My duties as Camera Person in Brazil were plan, shooting and logging the footage, providing the right equipment and profesionals, as required by the producers. The filmming took place in two different regions of the country, included trips and lasted 1 week in 2014. It was directed by Astrid Halder.
A coproduction of Brazil and South Africa, The March of The White Elephants reveals the real legacy of FIFA World Cup - state of the art stadiums that were built to stage a four-week tournament will stand idle, soaking up funds needed for basic services and for healthing, housing and education. My role as additional DP and camera operator was shooting and provide all the camera and lighting equipment in Rio de Janeiro.
Al Jazeera - Al-Marsad is a media review show, at Al Jazeera Arabic. On this report my duties as camera person was shooting and lighting, providing all the equipment and profesionals as required by the channel (camera, audio, transportation and one camera assistant). The assignment was held in Rio de Janeiro and lasted 1 week, in 2013. It was directed by Salwa AbdelTawab and produced by Paula Daibert.
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