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Hello, I'm Andrea!

Thirty years ago I went to Europe to study.  I lived in Spain, Italy, and Belgium. I worked with refugees and students from the European Council and was the protagonist of my own studies and reflections. Years later I lived in Canada & the United States. On the way, I found Intercultural Psychology, which looked at migration, people's mindset, and adaptation processes.

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Then came Intercultural Education, which shows us a new perspective on the world. Thus, an exclusive methodology was born that simultaneously proposes to touch people's hearts, bring privileged knowledge, and make them rethink their way of relating to differences.

 

And the art of the encounter became my profession and specialty.

+ 15 thousand

people assisted

+ than 80

countries

+ from 30 years

of experience

Passion for knowledge

  • Degree in Psychology from PUCRS and UCM (Universidad Complutense de Madrid).

  • Master in Social Psychology from UFSC (1991).

  • Lived  in Spain (Madrid), Italy (Rome) and Belgium (Louvain-la-Neuve) (1990-1996), United States (2008) and Canada (2013 & 2017).

  • Member of the IACCP (International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology) since 1998.

  •  Intercultural Monitors Course by AFSAI/Italia (Associazione per la Formazione, gli Scambi e le Attività. Interculturali) and by the Council of Europe (European Youth Centre).

  • Member of the AFS International Educational Advisory Council  (2006-2012) providing training for Training for Trainers in Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia  & other students from Latin America.

  • Training for Trainers for YFU (Youth for Understanding) for Latin American & Central American countries.

  • Exclusive methodology in the area of Intercultural Education with specific intercultural analysis & simulation games for each case (intercultural training methodology registered by the INPI).

  • Invited Professor FGV , Fundação Dom Cabral  & IEL for courses in company.

  • Guest lecturer at the Summer Institute for Intercultural Awarness, InterCultur, Germany.

  • Author of the  book Cultural Exchange: a guide to intercultural education to be a citizen of the world (1999).

  • Author of the book Os Nortes da Bússola: a manual for coexistence and negotiation with foreign cultures (2005).

  • Author of the book Cultural exchange to understand and fall in love (2009).

  • Author of the book Expatriados.com (2011).

  • Author of the book More bridges, less barriers - the essence of intercultural competence (in development).

  • UNESCO collaborator in the Culture for Peace program.

  • Unenforceability for “Notório Saber” in public companies such as Telebrás, Embratur  & others.

  • Fluency in Portuguese, English, Spanish and Italian.

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