Published in Curious·Dec 22, 2022Member-onlyHow to learn a new language (fast)4 ways to see results fast — At the end of last year, I decided to move to Germany to start a Master’s at a university in Berlin. Under my belt, I had that very basic knowledge of German that only language Apps give you, but being in Berlin, I knew it was very easy to get…Language Learning5 min readLanguage Learning5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Dec 17, 2022Member-onlyNot Worrying About Self-Development Can Be The Key To Real DevelopmentThree simple things you can do. — If you are reading this article, I think you can relate to the universe of self- development. For me, the personal development journey started when I dived head-first into it in my freshman year of college. …Self Improvement5 min readSelf Improvement5 min read
Published in A Voice·Aug 11, 2020Member-onlyThere is a Solution for Homelessness and Undignified LivingMy experience with a Brazilian social movement that occupies unused buildings — The on-going COVID-19 pandemic is uncovering a problem that for so long has been neglected by the state: homelessness. The number of people living on the streets has been soaring during this global health crisis. …Cities5 min readCities5 min read
Published in Curious·Aug 7, 2020Member-only5 Aspects of People-Friendly CitiesAnd why this type of city can be the solution to 21st-century problems. — It’s a fact that most of our cities are planned around cars, highways, and parking lots while the most important element of urban planning is callously put in the back burner: people. Having cars as protagonists is inadequate, seeing that the social functions of the city are completely disregarded, resulting…Cities6 min readCities6 min read
Published in A Voice·Aug 2, 2020Member-onlyBlack Brazilians are Being Murdered by the StatePeople go to sleep not knowing if they are going to wake up the next day. — It’s not a secret that the Brazilian government has never perceived working people, especially those from black communities, as equals. In fact, they’ve always been seen as subhumans and enemies of the state. The Brazilian police was conceived in the early 1800s reflecting those classist and racist ideals of the…Equality6 min readEquality6 min read
Published in A Voice·Jul 29, 2020Member-onlyThe Dystopian World of 1984 Has Become a Political RealityNow, like in the fiction, war is peace, slavery is freedom and ignorance is strength. Still, people think everything is normal — At this point, it is more than clear that anti-science and anti-fact positions found their way into power. Reality now has a dystopian tone analogous to George Orwell’s 1984. …Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jul 28, 2020Member-onlyWhy We Need to Stop Using Meritocracy to Justify InequalityOn a daily basis, we see our wages dwindle and labor laws loosen, yet that is never taken into account to justify inequality. — It’s not a secret that the gap between the rich and the poor is looking more like an abyss these days. While working people are losing their jobs and struggling to pay rent right now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, billionaires increased their wealth. …Equality5 min readEquality5 min read
Published in Climate Conscious·Jul 22, 2020Member-onlyThe Amazon Rainforest is Still on FireAnd no one is doing anything about it. — While global carbon dioxide emissions plummeted to levels not seen since 2006, due to the measures taken to control the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazil’s emissions saw an increase. The reason for that, besides the lack of effort on a federal level to impose measures to contain the spread of the virus…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jul 17, 2020Member-onlyHow Our Cities Aren’t Planned for PeopleAs an Urban Planner, I am trained to notice how cities and urban spaces are organized and the history behind them. …Urban5 min readUrban5 min read
