Carmen Michael

Carmen Michael first visited Brazil in 2003 for one week, and has been there ever since. After completing a degree in economics at the University of Sydney, she worked in the travel industry and travelled extensively. She contributed to Lonely Planet’s Rio de Janeiro Guide, set up a site for women travellers (www.womantraveller.com), conducted radio interviews for the ABC, and has written articles across a wide variety of subjects, including travel, politics, economics, and the arts. Carmen lives in Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro.

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