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Alexander Thoele

I adapt articles, produce videos, and coordinate the work of staff involved in producing content in Portuguese. Of German and Brazilian descent, I joined SWI swissinfo.ch in 2002. Born in Rio de Janeiro, I studied journalism and computer science in Brasília and Stuttgart.

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Eduardo Simantob

As an online editor at the Portuguese department who is in charge of SWI swissinfo.ch's culture coverage, I work as reporter, editor, art & film critic, while also coordinating freelance collaborations. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, I studied Film and Economics but made a career in journalism in several capacities (reporter, editor, international correspondent) before moving to documentary films, as developer and producer, and then to visual arts (in art publishing and as a curator). I joined SWI swissinfo.ch in 2017, where I could bring all this broad experience to the coordination of our cultural section.

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Fernando Hirschy

I'm in charge of distribution and social media channels for the Portuguese-language department, producing articles and multimedia content, as well as adaptations in Portuguese. I'm a Swiss-Brazilian graduate in journalism and social communication from the University of Freiburg-Switzerland. I was a contributor to Swiss Radio International, precursor of SWI swissinfo.ch.

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