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.
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, editor at the Portuguese Dept. and responsible for swissinfo.ch Culture beat. Degrees in Film and Business & Economics, worked at Folha de S. Paulo, one of Brazil’s leading dailies, before moving to Switzerland in 2000 as international correspondent for various Brazilian media. Based in Zurich, Simantob worked with print and digital media, international co-productions of documentary films, visual arts (3.a Bienal da Bahia; Johann Jacobs Museum/Zurique), and was guest lecturer on Transmedia Storytelling at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU – Camera Arts, 2013-17).
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.
