This curriculum vitae outlines the educational and professional background of Octávio José Carreira Gameiro. It summarizes that he has a BA in History, an MA in Social Sciences, and pursued further postgraduate studies in sociology in the UK. Professionally, he has worked as a teacher, translator, editor, and contributor to Portuguese newspapers. He has extensive experience teaching Portuguese language and translating between Portuguese, English, and French.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Octávio José Carreira Gameiro
Address: R. Arco S. Mamede, 49, 2º Dt.º
Lisboa 1250-026
Telephone (home)
Mobile number:
E-mails:
351.21.3971929
351.96.8627465
ogameiro@gmail.com
ogameiro@hotmail.com
Date of Birth: 19 November 1960
Nationality: Portuguese
Marital Status: Single
EDUCATION
1999-2002 Post-graduate student taking a MPhil/PhD on Sociology at South
Bank University, London, with Professor Jeffrey Weeks as Director
of Studies.
1995-98 Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade Clássica de Lisboa
MA Social Sciences (Muito Bom, equivalent to Distinction).
1980-84 Faculdade de Letras, Universidade Clássica de Lisboa
BA History (Bom, equivalent to Second Upper Class).
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1999 Language Centre, School of Modern Languages, University of
Southampton.
IELTS Certificate (Band 7.5)
1992 Universidade Aberta (Lisbon).
Curso de Qualificação em Ciências da Educação (equivalent to a
PGCE)

2. WORK HISTORY
2015-2016
2002-
Co-author, with Paulo Silveira e Sousa e António J. Ramalho of
Chronologies for Contemporary Portugal, an online site from the
Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos and RTP, along with a print
edition for Círculo de Leitores, Lisbon, in 5 volumes:
• Cronologias do Portugal Contemporâneo, 1960-1969, Lisboa:
Círculo de Leitores, 2016
• Cronologias do Portugal Contemporâneo, 1970-1979, Lisboa:
Círculo de Leitores, 2016
• Cronologias do Portugal Contemporâneo, 1980-1989, Lisboa:
Círculo de Leitores, 2016
• Cronologias do Portugal Contemporâneo, 1990-1999, Lisboa:
Círculo de Leitores, 2016
• Cronologias do Portugal Contemporâneo, 2000-2015, Lisboa:
Círculo de Leitores, 2016
Teaching (all F/T), several Portuguese schools. Work includes
teaching History, Social Sciences and Politics to grammar and
secondary school students, as well as coordination of an entire
department of Social Sciences.
1999- Translation, Editing and Proofreading (Freelance), from English
into Portuguese, mainly online and for entities based in London.
• Glocal Media, London, UK (films, documentaries and
corporate videos subtitling and translation)
• Save the Children International, Save the Children UK and
Save the Children Angola, London, UK (all kind of
documents concerning International Cooperation &
Development)
• Usborne Publishing, London, UK (published translation of
material of Portuguese as a Foreign Language for English-
speaking children, e.g., First Hundred Words in Portuguese,
London, 2008 and First thousand words in Portuguese, London
2013)
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
• Abt Associates, Maryland, USA (all kind of documents
concerning International Cooperation & Development)
• CARE Angola (all kind of documents concerning
International Cooperation & Development)
• Visiontext, London, UK (films subtitles to be released on
DVD).
1999-2000 Lecturer in Portuguese (P/T), Eastleigh College, Hampshire, UK.

3. 1997-2002 Tutor in Portuguese (F/T), Visiting Fellow, School of Modern
Languages (Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies),
University of Southampton, in association with Instituto Camões
(the Portuguese equivalent of the British Council, under the
Portuguese Foreign Office supervision):
• Levels taught: Beginners to Advanced (classes include students
from a range of academic subjects, from Arts to Politics and
Music)
• Work includes all curriculum design, exam/coursework setting
and marking, under the co-ordination of Dr Alan Freeland and
Dr Mark Dinneen
• Translation lectures (from English into Portuguese).
1998 Teaching (P/T), The Centre for International Briefing, Farnham
Castle (Surrey, UK). Part of a programme to brief British executives
on Portuguese history, culture and society.
Legal interpreting (P/T), Hampshire Constabulary, Lyndhurst, UK.
1996 Press officer (P/T), Comissão Nacional para as Comemorações dos
Descobrimentos Portugueses. Work included co-ordinating the
Press Office of this Portuguese government department.
1994- Translation, for several Portuguese publishers.
• From English into Portuguese:
• O Fantasma de Hitler [The Castle in the Forest], by Norman
Mailer, Lisbon: Dom Quixote, 2007
• Dualidade da estrutura: agência e estrutura [Chapter
«Agency, Structure», in Central Problems in Social Theory.
Action, Structure and Contradiction in Social Analysis, 1979],
by Anthony Giddens, Oeiras: Celta, 2000
• O Especialista Instantâneo em Arte Moderna, by Marina
Dana Rodna, Lisbon: Gradiva, 1996
• O Mito da Beleza [The Beauty Mith – How Images of Beauty
Are Used Against Women], by Naomi Wolf, Lisbon: Difusão
Cultural, 1994.
• From French into Portuguese:
o A Pirâmide [La Pyramide, French version], by Ismail
Kadaré, Lisbon: D.Quixote, 1994.
1992-2011
Press Permanent Contributor (Freelance), Público
• Book reviews (118, mainly on social sciences). Either in its daily
edition or (more regularly) in its literary weekly supplement
(Leituras)
• Interviews (19, mainly with social scientists)
• Commentaries, reportage, obituaries and other writing (26).

4. 1992 Press Contributor (Freelance), Expresso (the main Portuguese
weekly newspaper). Book reviews (2), on its arts supplement
(Cartaz).
1992-96 Teaching (P/T), Centro Europeu de Línguas (a Portuguese private
language school). Work included teaching courses on Portuguese
Language.
1991 Monitor (P/T), Commission des Communautés Européennes
(Brussels). Work included acting as a cultural guide to translators
and interpreters of Portuguese, working for European institutions,
on their visit to Lisbon historical sites.
1989-92 Teaching (P/T), Prolínguas (a Portuguese private language school)
Work included teaching courses on Portuguese as a Foreign
Language, History and Culture, as well as acting as a guide to
students on their visits to historical sites.
1985-97 Teaching (all F/T), several Portuguese schools.
Work included teaching History, Social Sciences and Politics to
grammar and secondary school students.