Hey, there!

I’m Aline Oliveira, a Brazilian woman born and raised in Rio de Janeiro.

I love my country and culture but also feel at home in many other places around the world.

👉 Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro – a beach place I love

👉 Perto do Coração Selvagem (Near to the Wild Heart) by Clarice Lispector – a book that explains me

👉 Vila Madalena, São Paulo – a neighborhood where I feel at home

👉 Chimamanda Nngozi – a writer who inspires me

👉 Grada Kilomba – a thinker who enlights me

👉 Cafarnaum (Capernaum) – a movie that makes me cry for a fair cause

👉O Auto da Compadecida (A Dog’s Will) – a movie that cracks me up every time I watch it.

I choose:

• Caipirinha (for hot days)

• Chilean wine (for cold days)

• Happy hour with friends (for social days)

• Mountain hiking (for the most active days)

• Bed and YouTube videos (for lazy days)

• Red lipstick and a black dress (for sexy days)

Some of my passions

• Reading

• Writing

• Traveling

• Critically thinking

Some of my kinks

• Organizing the dishes before washing them

• Writing the date and city on my books

• Cleaning up drawers to soothe myself in hard times

• Sitting crosslegged all day long

My safe harbor

Mediation, my family, friends, and country

My missions

Be myself to the fullest and share the treasures of this journey with the world