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# 📄 DINA CHETVERTAK  
**Conference Interpreter and Teacher**  
*Kyiv, Ukraine*  
📧 che.dina@gmail.com  
💬 [ Telegram](https://t.me/+380937816692)  
💼 [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinachetvertak)  

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## 🧑‍🏫 About Me

**Experienced conference interpreter and teacher** with 16 years of professional career in Brazil. Specialized in **oral and written translation** in international relations, diplomacy, and business.  

- Experience in **presidential meetings**, international summits, and intergovernmental negotiations  
- Had the honor of interpreting for **8 presidents**  

Over the years, I have taught at the **Diplomatic Academy of Brazil**.  

Interpreted live speeches of the President of Ukraine on **GloboNews** during the large-scale invasion.


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## Interpretation

### Modes
- Simultaneous
- Consecutive
- Chuchotage
- Sight Translation
### Working languages 
- Ukrainian
- Russian 
- Portuguese
- English
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## 💼 Professional Experience
### 🗣️ **Ukrainian and Portuguese Teacher (Freelance)**  
Since 2018  
- Individual and group classes  
- Teaching Ukrainian for foreigners and Portuguese for Ukrainian speakers  
- Development of teaching materials and programs for different proficiency levels  

### 🗣️ **Conference Interpreter (Freelance)**  
Since 2008  
- Oral interpretation in presidential meetings, summits (BRICS), and phone calls  
- Interpretation during official visits to ministries in Brazil  
- Business meetings and seminars interpretation  

### 🎙️ **UATV Portuguese**  
*Presenter and Reporter*  
2025, Kyiv  

- Presentation and production of TV programs in Portuguese

### 🏗️ **[BAMIN / ERG](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bamin/posts/?feedView=all)**  
*Resident Interpreter (Portuguese, English)*  
2022–2024, Brazil  
- Interpretation for Brazil’s largest mining logistics project  
- Work with technical documentation and international contracts

### 🎓 **[Rio Branco Institute (Diplomatic Academy of Brazil)](https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/instituto-rio-branco/)**  
*Russian Teacher*  
2019–2022, Brazil  
- Teaching Russian to diplomats

### 🚀 **[JV “Alcântara Cyclone Space](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcântara_Cyclone_Space)”**  
*Resident Interpreter (Portuguese, English)*  
2008–2016, Brazil  
- Interpretation in the field of space technologies and aerospace engineering

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## 🎓 Education

**Cambridge Conference Course (CCIC)**  
100 h, UK (2023)  

**Russian Language Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)**  
Distance course “Russian as a Foreign Language Teacher”, 350 h (2019)

**University of Turin – ILO Training Center, Italy**  
1st Level Master’s in Public Procurement Management (2012)

**Getúlio Vargas Institute, Brazil**  
MBA Specialization in Project Management (2011)

**Ukrainian Academy of Foreign Trade, Kyiv**  
Bachelor’s in Foreign Trade Management (2007)

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## 📚 Additional Training

- **Military Translation Training, Level 2**  
  Ukrainian-English, Kyiv (2024)
- **Cambridge Conference Interpreting Course (CCIC)**  
  English, 100 hrs, England (2023)
- **Linguistic Center "Ukraine-Europe"**  
  Practical sessions in Ukrainian-English simultaneous interpretation, Kyiv (2022)

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## 🌍 Languages

- **Ukrainian, Russian** – native  
- **Portuguese** – C2  
- **English** – C2  
- **French** – B2  
- **Turkish** – A1  

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## 🏛️ Professional Membership

- Brazilian Association of Conference Interpreters (**[APIC](https://apic.org.br/pt/)**)  
- Brazilian Association of Written Translators (**[SINTRA](https://sintra.org.br)**)  
- Ukrainian Translators Association (**[UATI](https://www.uati.org/en/)**)

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### 📚 Activities / Events

- **2023** – Participated in the XVII International Congress of the Brazilian Association of Comparative Literature ([ABRALIC), where presented Portuguese translations of two Ukrainian poems: *“Farewell”* by Lina Kostenko and *“Requiem”* by Dmytro Lazutkin](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cu1WgS3LoN1qE4gNFm5V8MCQnOjYsAiM_yBcgk0/?igsh=MWdkbXFubXcyYTgyMw==).

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## 🗓️ Interpretation at Events

| Event | Languages | Date | No. of Days |
|--------|---------|------|------------|
| ***TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS*** |    |    | ***189*** |
|Simultaneous interpretation at a meeting and Order of Merit conferment between [Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky](https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/oboronna-pidtrimka-vidbudova-ukrayini-ta-diplomatichnij-proc-101641); Kyiv, Ukraine | UK, EN | 27.11.2025 | 1 |
| [Simultaneous](https://youtu.be/_11fN4UTOxg?si=cPiUGaajOyACU6Ny) interpretation at a press conference between [Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha](https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/andrii-sybiha-ta-baiba-brazhe-obhovoryly-rozshyrennia-oboronnoi-spivpratsi-mizh-ukrainoiu-ta-latviieiu); Kyiv, Ukraine | UK, EN | 27.11.2025 | 1 | 
| Consecutive interpreting during a visit to the [PRJSC “INDAR”](https://indar.com.ua/en) insulin production factory, Kyiv | UK, PT | 09.10.2025 | 1 |
|Simultaneous interpreting at *[The Interactive Media Literacy Exhibition #DisOut](https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-society/4042189-u-kievi-vidkrilasa-vistavka-pro-mediagramotnist.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNIxflleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFJenlIZlFxVHJYck50SkxhAR6bfAzhZOcdVhEOTw-GCAe6_tkPeB_htTQEwav1WOWYgVS_xfBKXagHzpz12w_aem_8u74S92DvwONTWQQL4ih5Q)* Opening Event, organized by Internews Ukraine at the Museum of the History of the City of Kyiv| UK, EN | 30.09.2025 | 1 |
| Simultaneous interpreting during the [Presentation of the national study “Ukrainian Media: News Consumption and Trust in 2025”](https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-presshall/4037736-ukrainski-media-spozivanna-novin-i-dovira-u-2025-roci.html), conducted by NGO “Internews-Ukraine” – Kyiv | UK, EN | 23.09.2025 | 1 |
| Consecutive interpreting and assistance to the mother of a missing Brazilian soldier in handling bureaucratic matters, Kyiv | UK, PT | 16-18.09.2025 | 3| 
| Consecutive interpreting during a meeting on material supply at the Main Directorate for Development and Support of Material Provision of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv | UK, EN| 16.09.2025 | 1 | 
| Remote simultaneous interpreting during the webinar [“The Other Frontline: Rights, Truth, and Justice in the War in Ukraine” with Oleksandra Matviichuk at UFSC](https://noticias.ufsc.br/event/webinar-outra-frente-de-batalha-direitos-verdade-e-justica-na-guerra-da-ucrania/), Brazil | EN, PT | 15.09.2025 | 1 |
| Consecutive interpretation during Brazilian professor [Débora Garofalo’s hands-on class on Robotics with Scrap](https://deboragarofalo.com.br/robotica-com-sucata/) at Liceu 141 ORT in Kyiv, within the framework of the Fifth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen – 'Education Shaping the World | UK, PT | 11.09.2025 | 1 |
| Consecutive interpretation during the ceremonial part with Brazilian professor Débora Garofalo, Global Teacher Prize winner, at the [Fifth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen – 'Education Shaping the World',](https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/pyatij-samit-pershih-ledi-ta-dzhentlmeniv-rozpochavsya-z-pre-100065) an initiative of the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, Kyiv| EN, PT| 10.09.2025| 1 |
| Consecutive interpretation during [Republik team’s](https://www.republik.ch/2025/09/12/nachts-kommen-die-drohnen?fbclid=PAZnRzaAMwuX5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp2W_0C10WVqUc4or91HmgRngmG5cH2Efl6XrRLRFMEJXgd9YwH_YqoLWqdD2_aem_wpAJwZXY2FV6jCZkd0OvYA) work at an air defense position in Kyiv on the night of a Russian attack | EN, UK | 7.09.2025 | 1 |
| Consecutive interpreting during a meeting between the Ukrainian Construction Association and Build Europe, Kyiv | UK, EN | 02/09/2025 | 1 |
| Consecutive and simultaneous remote interpreting at the lecture "Russia's war against Ukraine: historical context and war crimes". Organized by UNIFACS CTN and the Embassy of Ukraine in Brazil, Salvador – BA, Brazil | UK, PT | 22.08.2025 | 1 |
| Remote consecutive at the conference "Three Years of War in Ukraine: Consequences and Perspectives. International Humanitarian Law". Organized by: Faculty of Law of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo; Embassy of Ukraine in Brazil; Center for Civil Liberties; Ribeirão Preto - SP, Brazil | UK, PT | 20.08.2025 | 1 |
| Simultaneous interpretation at a wedding ceremony; Kyiv, Ukraine | UK, EN | 14.08.2025 | 1 |
| Simultaneous interpretation at a press conference between [Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha](https://mfa.gov.ua/news/andrij-sibiga-proviv-u-kiyevi-peregovori-z-ministrom-zakordonnih-sprav-chehiyi-yanom-lipavskim); Kyiv, Ukraine | UK, EN | 12.08.2025 | 1 |
| Remote simultaneous during interviews with war victims for Brazilian media (GloboNews, Estadão). Organized by: NGO "Resilient Ukraine"; Kyiv, Ukraine | UK, PT | Jan–Feb, 2025 | 6 |
| Simultaneous interpretation at the [1st Parliamentary Conference “Ukraine – Latin America and Caribbean Countries”](https://www.rada.gov.ua/en/news/News/top_news/256484.html); Kyiv, Ukraine | UK, PT | 30.11.2024 | 1 |
| Simultaneous interpretation at [*Crimea Global* conference, panel “Challenges for Indigenous Peoples”](https://crimea-platform.org/news/pochuty-ta-vidchuty-ukrainu-pidsumky-druhoi-mizhnarodnoi-konferentsii-crimea-global/) – Kyiv, Ukraine | UK, PT | 22.11.2024 | 1 |
| Remote consecutive during interrogation by the Federal Police – Drug Enforcement Division; São Luís - MA, Brazil | UK, PT | 19.10.2024 | 1 |
| Remote simultaneous at webinar “Know Your Worth” by Julia Poger for AIIC Brazil | EN, PT | 05.10.2023 | 1 |
| Remote simultaneous at Eurochem group SAP process meetings | RU, PT | September 2023 | 10 |
| Remote consecutive interpretation between Presidents Lula and Zelensky; Brasília, DF | UK, PT | 02.03.2023 | 1 |
| Remote simultaneous at Eurochem group administrative meetings | RU, PT | Feb-Oct, 2022 | 12 |
| Remote simultaneous of President Zelensky’s speeches at the start of the war for GloboNews | UK, PT | Feb-Mar, 2022 | 38 |
| Consecutive interpretation during technical visit [at Serra Grande gold mine, owned by AngloGold Ashanti](https://www.anglogoldashanti.com/portfolio/americas/serra-grande/#); Brasília, DF, and Crixás, GO | RU, PT | 08–11.11.2021 | 4 |
| Simultaneous at the 10th Brazil-Russia Committee Meeting; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 25–26.10.2021 | 2 |
| Simultaneous at EuroChem technical visit to Serra de Salitre Mining Complex, MG | RU, PT | 21–22.01.2021 | 2 |
| Remote consecutive between Michelle Bolsonaro and Olena Zelenska; Brasília, DF | UK, PT | 14.04.2021 | 1 |
| Remote consecutive between Presidents Jair Bolsonaro and Volodymyr Zelensky; Brasília, DF | UK, PT | 04.11.2020 | 1 |
| Remote consecutive at Rada presentation during LegisTech Conference (Compass Tech) | UK, PT | 15.09.2020 | 1 |
| Simultaneous at SMR nuclear reactor workshop – MME and ROSATOM; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 26.08.2019 | 1 |
| Simultaneous at BRICS ICT Group – GSI of the Presidency; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 21–22.08.2019 | 2 |
| Simultaneous at 4th BRICS Counterterrorism Meeting – GSI; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 01–02.08.2019 | 2 |
| Simultaneous during 4th BRICS Counterterrorism Working Group, organized by GSI; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 01–02.08.2019 | 2 |
| Simultaneous at BRICS Seminar on Counterterrorism Strategies, organized by GSI; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 29–31.07.2019 | 3 |
| Simultaneous at Syngenta-Brazil technical visit to Ukrainian agribusiness; Kyiv, Ukraine | UK, PT | 20–22.08.2018 | 3 |
| Consecutive at GreenPower technical visit to Vetorial Steel Plant; Corumbá, MS | RU, PT | 25.06–20.07.2018 | 20 |
| Simultaneous at high-level meeting between Brazil MCTIC and Ukrainian Space Agency; Brasília, DF | UK, PT | 16.05.2018 | 1 |
| Simultaneous at plastic surgery workshops at Barata Ribeiro Municipal Hospital, organized by Silimed; Rio de Janeiro, RJ | RU, PT | 12–15.03.2018 | 4 |
| Simultaneous at Brazil-Belarus Joint Economic Cooperation Committee meeting; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 27.11.2017 | 1 |
| Simultaneous at 5th BRICS International Competition Conference; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 09–10.11.2017 | 2 |
| Simultaneous at 3rd BRICS and Mercosur Attorneys General Meeting, organized by PGU; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 23–24.08.2017 | 2 |
| Consecutive and written translation for BAMIN North-South Railway project evaluation and monitoring commission; Belo Horizonte, MG | RU, PT | 17–21.07.2017 | 4 |
| Simultaneous at meeting between MRE Deputy Secretary-General for International Cooperation, Ambassador Santiago Irazabal Mourão, and Belarus Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeniy Shestakov; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 07.07.2017 | 1 |
| Simultaneous at 10th Brazil-Russia Intergovernmental Economic, Commercial, Scientific and Technological Cooperation Commission; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 22–23.05.2017 | 2 |
| Simultaneous at 4th Brazil-Russia Agrarian Committee meetings at Ministry of Agriculture, Embrapa, and Agrodefense; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 17–19.04.2017 | 3 |
| Simultaneous at Herbalife event; São Paulo, SP | RU, PT | 26.02.2017 | 1 |
| Consecutive during high-level Ukrainian delegation visit to Senate, Chamber, MAPA, CTNBio, Embrapa, CNA, Agrosoja Brazil, SLC Agrícola, organized by Ukrainian Farmers Association (UCAB); Brasília, DF | UK, PT | 07–11.11.2016 | 5 |
| Consecutive during the visit of the high-level Ukrainian delegation to the Federal Senate and Chamber of Deputies, MAPA, CTNBio, Embrapa, CNA, Agrosoja Brasil, and SLC Agrícola, organized by the Ukrainian Farmers Association (UCAB); Brasília, DF | UK, PT | 07–09.09.2016 | 3 |
| Consecutive during specialized training of experts from the Federal Police National Institute of Criminalistics, promoted by Regula Forensics; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 23–26.02.2016 | 4 |
| Consecutive during the meeting between the Vice President of Brazil, Michel Temer, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Rogozin; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 17.12.2014 | 1 |
| Remote consecutive during the phone call from the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 27.10.2014 | 1 |
| Simultaneous during the 6th Meeting of the Brazil-Ukraine Intergovernmental Commission for Economic and Commercial Cooperation; Brasília, DF | UK, PT | 08.11.2013 | 1 |
| Remote consecutive during the phone call from the Brazilian Minister of Finance, Guido Mantega, to the Russian Ministry of Finance; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 20.03.2013 | 1 |
| Simultaneous during the 6th Meeting of the Brazil-Russia High-Level Cooperation Commission, on the official visit of the President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, to Brazil; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 20.02.2013 | 1 |
| Simultaneous during the inauguration of the 1st differential correction station, part of GLONASS; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 19.02.2013 | 1 |
| Consecutive during the interview of the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, with the Russian news agency Itar-Tass; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 04.12.2012 | 1 |
| Remote consecutive during the phone call from the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, to the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovytch; Brasília, DF | UK, PT | 19.10.2012 | 1 |
| Simultaneous duringthe Brazil-Russia Political Consultations Meeting; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 18.10.2012 | 1 |
| Simultaneous during the public hearing on asbestos at the Supreme Federal Court (STF); Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 30–31.08.2012 | 2 |
| Simultaneous during the seminar on Microalloyed Steels of the Brazilian Company of Metallurgy and Mining (CBMM); São Paulo, SP | RU, EN | 21–22.08.2012 | 3 |
| Simultaneous during the 1st High-Level Meeting of the Open Government Partnership (OGP); Brasília, DF | RU, EN | 17.04.2012 | 1 |
| Simultaneous during the seminar on Welding of High-Strength Steels of CBMM; Araxá, MG | RU, EN | 27–30.11.2011 | 4 |
| Simultaneous during the official visit of the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovytch, to the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff; Brasília, DF | UK, PT | 25.10.2011 | 1 |
| Simultaneous during the 6th Meeting of the Brazil-Russia Economic and Commercial Cooperation Commission; Brasília, DF | RU, PT | 07–08.10.2010 | 2 |
| Simultaneous during the 4th Meeting of the Brazil-Ukraine Economic and Commercial Cooperation Commission; Brasília, DF | UK, PT | 26.08.2010 | 1 |

