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What Olympic sports do you enjoy watching the most? As a proud Brazilian, I enjoy watching football (soccer) during the Olympic Games. It’s like having intercalated World Cup editions between the real ones. It’s always an opportunity to root for my home country. But since I was a child, I really cheer for the Brazil…

How would you improve your community? The lines that divide my community from my city have all been blurred in the last couple of months. The separation from my province and my country has also become unclear. Being part of a small community today feels the same as being part of a nation. There’s a…

How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? It’s hard to believe it has been five years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Its effects are still fresh in my mind. I hope we don’t pass through another one any time soon. Of course, it brought so many changes…

What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? I’m not a morning person. Meaning, I wait to get out of bed only when it’s absolutely necessary. But, my mornings on weekends get more interesting. I don’t need to get ready in a rush to get to work. So,…

Which aspects do you think makes a person unique? Uniqueness is such a beautiful characteristic that we humans have. That’s is the root of all of our diversity. And diversity is our strength. Yes, we are strong when we can embrace our differences, tolerate other beliefs, respect all cultures. When we have no fear to…

When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? I was too young to remember what I wanted to be when I was five. Trying to look back, I just have scattered pieces of memory from that time. Some of the things that I remember, though… I remember helping my…

What’s something most people don’t understand? I think that the most difficult thing for us lately is understanding each other. Why do we have so many different opinions about everything? Well, no two people are expected to agree on everything, that’s true. But what can we do to start understanding each other better? Here goes…

How has technology changed your job? That’s an interesting question for someone that works with technology, like me… I would say that technology didn’t exactly changed my job, but that my job changed along with technology. I have already mentioned how the internet was the most important invention of my lifetime. Additionally, I have described…

How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? I will be the first to admit that I don’t say “no” as often as I should. There are several reasons for that, and probably none of them are very good. In short, I know I aim to be a nice…