Year Established: 2017
Type: Geographical
Gathering: In-person and Virtual
Language: English, Portuguese
Contact: brazil@figt.org

Mission

• to be a resource for Brazilian citizens living abroad and expatriates in general living in Brazil
• to be a resource for support and education for families in global transition residing in Brazil and other Portuguese speaking countries
• to bring together representatives of the corporate, diplomatic and academic fields, creating an opportunity to share experiences and best practices in how to support global staff and their families
• to collaborate with groups and associations sharing FIGT's vision of supporting global citizens
• to maintain the energy and share the knowledge of the FIGT Annual Conference, throughout the year
• to empower the international community in Brazil and the Portuguese speaking community worldwide
• to serve as a platform of communication, to share information that is relevant to our members

Leadership

Carolina Porto is a multicultural coach and (almost) therapist with extensive international transition and relocation experience serving the cross-culture and global citizen community.

She works one-to-one and does public speaking in 4 languages: Portuguese, English, French and Spanish. She has lived and worked in 4 continents, throughout 11 international moves to 10 different countries such as: Brazil, France, Jordan, Hungary, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Mexico & Panama. She currently lives in Spain with her husband and her two cross-cultural children aged 14 and 12. Here is her website https://www.carolinaporto.net

Living abroad and moving is a constant in her life and she loves it.

Visit the Events Page for upcoming activities. 

Contact the Brazil Affiliate leadership team at brazil@figt.org.