A bit about me

  • I was born in Rio de Janeiro and came to England when I was 14
  • I’m a rubbish cook
  • When I was young I used to write new dialogue for characters I loved, because...why not?
  • We always had dogs in Brazil, but that changed when we moved to England! I adopted my first cat at university (a stray we named Bird). Then came Matey, Gipsy (another stray), Loki and Thor - not all at once but I loved them all very much
  • My grandparents had a farm and I spent most summers amongst horses, pigs, chickens, dogs and cows
  • I once had a pet duck (can you tell I love animals?)
  • As a kid, I had a tendency to fall in love with cartoon characters - who remembers Hank from Dungeons and Dragons?
  • I have a form of dyspraxia (numbers can sometimes send me into a spin)
  • I love graphic novels
  • I'm a very slow reader
  • My first language is Portuguese
  • I have two children (and one husband)
  • I started learning the piano at 48