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The face behind Braslíngua
Paulo F. de Mendonça, born in São Paulo, Brazil, is the driving force behind Braslíngua.
He has a graduate degree in Food Engineering, and MBA in Marketing. He also studied Mechanical Engineering at the São Paulo State University in Brazil. As a student, he lived in the United States and graduated from an American High School. From childhood, he developed a passion for languages and since then he has successfully completed studies in English, Dutch, German, French and Italian, obtaining the related diplomas. He has been living in the Netherlands for more than thirty years.