by Rita Faleiro | Oct 16, 2026 | Localization, Professional Translation
What if one of the biggest challenges in professional translation has nothing to do with translating? Think about your last project. How many applications did you open? How many documents did you consult? How many times did you interrupt your work to retrieve a piece...
by Rita Faleiro | Sep 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
For Portuguese, scroll down. (Image retrieved from https://unsplash.com/pt-br/fotografias/um-circulo-de-dispositivos-eletronicos-variados-em-um-fundo-vermelho-tD0Rk_xZAlo?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink) Yesterday, a notary...
by Rita Faleiro | Sep 11, 2026 | Legal Translation, Notary, Professional Translation
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by a notary office I have worked with many times as a translator. Over the years, they have sent all sorts of documents my way: wills, international academic records, documents concerning inheritance and division of assets, marital...
by Rita Faleiro | Sep 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
I seem to have accidentally built an ISO 9001:🐢 for my professional life. Like many things I do, it started as a silly joke. Unlike most silly jokes, however, this one somehow acquired ratings, scoring ranges, KPIs, colour coding, stars and what my spreadsheet now...
by Rita Faleiro | Aug 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
Being “mildly” neurodivergent — because apparently everyone thinks that Level 1 autism means “mild autism” — is a myth. Level 1 autism is generally understood as requiring less support than Levels 2 or 3. But requiring less support does not mean requiring no support...
