I do freelance translation of Portuguese to English (versão), editing (revisão) of translations done by others, and back-translation services.

Resident in Brazil since 2000.
Fluent in Portuguese (certificate from the Brazilian Ministry of Education)
Native speaker of English (born and educated in the U.S.)
Education:
M.I.T.: Biology (S.B), Political Science (M.S.)
N.Y.U.: Medicine (M.D.); Public Administration (Ph.D.)

I do a lot of scientific manuscript translation from Portuguese to English, but can handle just about anything in the health sciences, medicine, health policy, public health, international health, health economics and pharmacoeconomics, medical education.

I can provide fast turn-around of abstracts being submitted to scientific conferences, grant proposals, business letters, pharmaceutical clinical trial protocols, informed consent forms, and scientific manuscripts.

I can receive payment in U.S. dollars by check or wire transfer in the U.S. or in Brazilian reais in Brazil or via PayPal.

I recently translated a book about Bioethanol production in Brazil for the Brazilian government's development bank (BNDES).

Contact info:
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel. 55 21 2259-5915
Cell: 55 21 8115-3444
Skype: lpassman