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)
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.
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).
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.

CV2016EN

  • 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.