Sebastião holds a PhD in Sociolinguistics, an MA in International Law, and a BA in Law. With over three decades of experience, Sebastião provides
translation and interpretation services across legal, medical, technical, financial, marketing, IT, immigration, education, scientific, literary, and business fields. Translation capabilities include Dutch, French, Italian, German,
Haitian Creole, Yiddish, and multiple variants of Spanish and
Portuguese into English, as well as English into these languages.
Interpretation services are offered in consecutive and
simultaneous modes via video remote and telephone for English,
Portuguese, and German pairings. Sebastião has conducted extensive academic research and professional work globally, focusing on accessibility and the translation of books, articles, and films. Recent projects have encompassed a wide repertoire of languages, including regional variants of colonial languages from the Afro-Atlantic world and its diasporas. Institutional support has been received for translations featuring prominent authors in social sciences and humanities.