Drop the mic!
VO1 and CO2: chronicles of a voice actor who just wants to breathe
July 28, 2026
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I bought a small device that measures air quality, humidity, and temperature. Basically, a will-I-pass-out-in-the-middle-of-recording-a-long-Portuguese-elearning-module detector. With it, I analyzed the air inside my voice-over booth.
I know I could have chosen to keep a canary inside, like they used to do in the mines to make sure the air was breathable. But it wouldn’t be fair to the little bird (…)
Warning: being a voice-over artist can be disgusting!
June 22, 2026
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Oh, boy! I just spat all over my screen!
I regularly record spots for the in-store PA system of a retail chain in Portugal, for whom I’m asked to sound extremely happy, speak with tons of energy, and just overflow with enthusiasm!
The problem (…)
It Ain't Over Til It's Voice-over
May 20, 2026
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A voice professional sometimes has to mold it suddenly depending on the needs. The thing is, the same sonic instrument can be played in different ways according to how the voice-over is going to be used.
A funny situation occurs when your posture at the microphone is completely different for two gigs done back-to-back. is completely different for two gigs done back-to-back. For instance, it’s has just happened having to record two Portuguese voice-overs for different clients (…)
A sound mind in a sound body in a life of sound
April 23, 2026
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Working with sound and voice-overs gives me great pleasure and, consequently, health.
And it’s not just mental health resulting from professional happiness.
To keep my voice at 100% I make sure not to catch a cold during unstable springs like this one. My vocal health (…)
Tip for producers: say no to “e/ou”!
March 23, 2026
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Yo! Fellow copywriters and translators, check this out!
Please don’t put “e/ou” in your portuguese scripts for voice-overs!
“E/ou” is literally “and/or”, a formal expression that means “one or both,” and it can be used in technical and legal texts, but… Do people actually use it in speech? (…)
From tv documentaries about penguins to online tutorials about AI: 20 years of Portuguese voice-overs
February 6, 2026
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20 years of voice-over work in Portugal.
Over 1000 recordings.
More than 5000 days speaking into microphones, radio days included.
I’ve been translating my career into numbers, which is useful (…)
A voice-overs’ Faith and Destiny
January 6, 2026
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Oh, Archangel Gabriel,
You, mighty Guardian of communicators and all who dare speak into microphones,
To you I pray every winter so my throat doesn’t turn into a fiery mess,
(And behold, you’ve heard my prayers) (…)
Portuguese voice artist
Portugal Profi-Sprecher
Locutor Portugués
Doppiatore Portoghese
ポルトガル語の声優
Portugiesischer Sprecher mit tonstudio
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