Freelance Translator: Translation is My Passion

Hi, My name is Francesca Felici. I have a passion for translation, and I love being a freelancer. When I was still in school, I started translating my favorite authors in my free time, and I have never stopped translating ever since. I am a freelancer, which means I am free to choose how I work and grow professionally. My work is my passion.

I work with companies and individuals who, just like you, want their message to hit its target straight on. My goal is to find just the right words to interest readers in your business, your projects, and your story. What I can do for you?

• Translation
• Revision, Editing, and Post-Editing
• Italian Lessons for Foreigners
• Italian/Portuguese Translation Workshop

My Experience

I graduated with honors, earning a degree in languages from the Sapienza University of Rome. I have passed tests for Celpe-Brasil and the CPE certifying my excellent level in Brazilian Portuguese and English, respectively. After graduation, I took classes on editorial translation and translation methodology. I continue to take workshops and seminars to stay current. I am a member of prestigious international translation associations (ABRATES, and ATA, American Translators Association).

After working as an in-house translator in Rome and for several years at the Italian Embassy in Brasilia, I became an independent contractor in 2007. From 2007 until 2010, when I moved to Rio de Janeiro where I still live, I was part of the Embassy’s list of official translators.

As a professional translator, I have helped many Italians and Brazilians over the years realize their dreams by translating wide-ranging documents for them, such as applications for Italian citizenship, documents for opening a business in Brazil, research projects to submit to Italian universities, and poetry for publication in bilingual collections.

My love for my mother tongue, which I think the most beautiful in the world, made me want to teach it Italian to foreigners. Now I am a devoted teacher, eager to pass onto my students my love for the Italian language and culture. I have taught at the Italian Institute of Culture of Rio de Janeiro, and now I organize private lessons and company courses, upon request. In 2015, the Institute of Italian Culture asked me to create an Italian to Portuguese translation workshop, which I now teach once a year.

Would you like to see my more detailed resume? Download it here. Or look at my LinkedIn profile.

What else would you like to know about me?

I am a bookworm. My favorite authors include Clarice Lispector, Virginia Woolf, Italo Calvino, and Fernando Pessoa. I’ve become fascinated by children’s literature and prenatal psychology.

I have devoted my time, over the years, to a variety of volunteer work, such as helping many women having trouble breastfeeding through the La Leche League International NGO. I am also a founder of the Association of Doulas in Rio de Janeiro, having worked for several years as a birthing and postpartum doula.

I love learning new things, and I like to delve deep. When I choose to do something, I care about doing it well.