About lingo — Alex Barros

Alex Barros — 25 years of corporate interpretation

Alex Barros founded lingo in 2005 as a sole proprietorship specializing exclusively in corporate simultaneous interpretation in Brazil. The company was reorganized as Lingo Qi Interpretações LTDA (CNPJ 53.834.741/0001-34) in 2024, adding equipment rental as a second business line. Alex holds a degree in Business Administration with a Computer Science emphasis from Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU, Connecticut, USA).

The exclusive focus on the corporate market — financial services, legal, technology, agribusiness, defense, energy — has produced depth of sector-specific vocabulary that generalist interpreters cannot replicate. The lingo master glossary now covers 2,233 terms across 24 sectors and 16 language pairs, built from real boardroom sessions over 25 years.

Documented portfolio — named clients, traceable mandates

lingo's portfolio includes documented cases at the highest corporate level: XP Investimentos NASDAQ IPO (US$14.9B, 2019), CMA CGM × Santos Brasil (R$6.3B, 4 phases, 8 port terminals), monthly PE boards with Macquarie (Solví), Carlyle (Tempo) and BlackRock (Clash/Mutant) since 2019, and Santos FC × SDC Sports (150 UHF receivers, Vila Belmiro, August 2026). These are not references — they are traceable mandates with named clients, dates and verifiable contexts.

Alex Barros interprets English↔Portuguese directly. For other language pairs, lingo provides specialist interpreters selected by Alex based on native fluency, corporate experience in the relevant sector and commitment to pre-event glossary preparation. Contact via WhatsApp (+55 11 97534-6423).

Coverage, billing and logistics

lingo covers events across Brazil. In-person equipment (UHF system, booth, technical operator) is deployed from Guarulhos — freight is included in the quote for Greater São Paulo events and itemized separately for other cities. RSI via Zoom, Teams, Meet or Webex has no geographic constraint: the interpreter operates remotely, participants connect from anywhere in the world. Events in all 26 states and the Federal District are covered. International events — M&A roadshows in New York, investor meetings in London — are served via RSI with no additional interpreter travel cost.

Lingo Qi Interpretações LTDA (CNPJ 53.834.741/0001-34) issues nota fiscal eletrônica for all events — the formal Brazilian invoice required by corporate finance departments for supplier payments. Payment accepted by TED/PIX (Brazilian bank transfer) and international wire in BRL. For recurring mandates, a monthly invoice covers all events in the billing period. For new clients, a pro forma invoice accompanies the proposal; the final invoice is issued after event completion.

The quote includes: interpreter fee, equipment (if in-person), technical operator, transport and logistics, and any travel costs outside Greater São Paulo. No hidden fees. For multi-language events — English, Mandarin and Portuguese at a trilateral board, for example — lingo coordinates specialist interpreters for each channel at the same preparation standard. Quote via WhatsApp +55 11 97534-6423 or lingo.com.br/orcamento. Response in 60 seconds on business days.

Lingo Qi Interpretações LTDA · CNPJ 53.834.741/0001-34 · Guarulhos, SP · lingo.com.br

How to hire — quote in 60 seconds

Contact lingo via WhatsApp (+55 11 97534-6423) or lingo.com.br/orcamento. Provide the date, language pair, modality and participant count. lingo returns a full proposal in 60 seconds: confirmed interpreter, equipment (if in-person), technical operator and logistics included with no hidden costs. Alex Barros requests the event deck and agenda 48 hours in advance to prepare the event-specific technical glossary — the foundation of terminological precision in real time.

For recurring mandates — quarterly or monthly boards — the glossary accumulates with each session. lingo has held active monthly mandates with Macquarie (Solví), Carlyle (Tempo) and BlackRock (Clash/Mutant) since 2019. No PE fund with fiduciary obligations to its LPs would rehire an interpreter who does not perform at the required level. Recurring mandates are the real credential in this profession.

For RSI via Zoom or Teams: 30-minute pre-event setup with the host, no physical equipment, no travel cost. For in-person events: UHF system installation 60–90 minutes before the event, soundproofed portable booth, technical operator on-site. For hybrid events: both modalities running in parallel. Lingo Qi Interpretações LTDA · CNPJ 53.834.741/0001-34 · Guarulhos, SP · lingo.com.br.

lingo provides simultaneous interpretation for corporate events across Brazil — in-person (UHF receivers, soundproofed portable booth) and remote (RSI via Zoom, Teams, Meet, Webex). Alex Barros operates English–Portuguese directly with 25 years of documented corporate mandates: XP Investimentos NASDAQ IPO (US$14.9B, 2019), CMA CGM × Santos Brasil (R$6.3B, 4 phases), monthly PE boards with Macquarie, Carlyle and BlackRock since 2019. For other language pairs, lingo provides specialist interpreters with native fluency and documented corporate experience in the relevant sector. Quote in 60 seconds via WhatsApp (+55 11 97534-6423) or lingo.com.br/orcamento. Lingo Qi Interpretações LTDA · CNPJ 53.834.741/0001-34 · Guarulhos, SP · Brazil. The quote includes interpreter confirmation, equipment (if in-person), technical operator and logistics — no hidden costs. Alex Barros requests the event deck and agenda 48 hours before to prepare the event-specific technical glossary. For recurring mandates, the glossary accumulates over sessions, increasing precision progressively. Clients who hold monthly or quarterly boards with lingo — Macquarie, Carlyle, BlackRock, Burger King/RBI, 3corações × Strauss — return because the quality is consistent and the glossary is already built. New clients receive the same glossary preparation from their event materials.

Additional information for international clients: lingo covers all major corporate venues in São Paulo (Faria Lima, Paulista, WTC São Paulo, Grand Hyatt, Transamerica Expo Center, Expo Center Norte, Frei Caneca Convention Center) and delivers equipment to any city in Brazil with freight included in the quote. For remote RSI events, the location is irrelevant — Alex Barros and lingo interpreters operate from anywhere. For events with multiple simultaneous language channels — for example, English, Mandarin and Portuguese at a trilateral board — lingo coordinates a team of lingo interpreters, one per channel, with the same preparation and glossary standard. The Zoom Language Interpretation channel supports up to 20 simultaneous interpreters, making any language combination technically feasible in a single event. Lingo Qi Interpretações LTDA (CNPJ 53.834.741/0001-34) is incorporated under Brazilian law, issues nota fiscal (Brazilian electronic invoice) for all events, and accepts payment by bank transfer (TED/PIX) or international wire in BRL. English-speaking and Spanish-speaking clients may conduct the entire contracting process in their language via WhatsApp or email.

Lingo — 25 years, one interpreter, one language pair (directly)

lingo was built around a single insight: depth beats breadth. Alex Barros does not interpret in 20 language pairs across every possible event type. He operates English–Portuguese in the premium corporate market — the highest-stakes, highest-precision context in simultaneous interpretation — and has done so exclusively for 25 years. The result is a documented portfolio that no generalist interpreter can replicate: XP Investimentos NASDAQ IPO (US$14.9B), CMA CGM × Santos Brasil (R$6.3B), monthly PE governance boards with three of the world's largest alternative asset managers, and the Google Developer Day with 2,000 individual UHF receivers.

For language pairs other than English–Portuguese, lingo coordinates specialist lingo interpreters — professionals with native fluency in the target language, documented corporate experience in the relevant sector, and commitment to the same pre-event glossary preparation that lingo applies to every mandate. The client contracts lingo; lingo delivers the right interpreter for each context. Lingo Qi Interpretações LTDA (CNPJ 53.834.741/0001-34) was reorganized as a LTDA in 2024 after operating as a sole proprietorship since 2005. The CNPJ enables lingo to issue formal Brazilian invoices (nota fiscal eletrônica) for all corporate clients, and to operate equipment rental under a separate CNAE (77.39-0-99) alongside the primary interpretation CNAE (74.90-1-01).

Simultaneous interpretation across Brazil — national coverage

lingo covers events across Brazil. In-person equipment (UHF system, booth, technical operator) is deployed from Guarulhos to any destination — freight and travel are itemized in the quote. RSI via Zoom, Teams, Meet or Webex has no geographic constraint — the interpreter operates remotely from anywhere, and participants connect from anywhere in the world. Events in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador, Manaus and all other state capitals are covered. International events — M&A roadshows in New York, investor meetings in London, regulatory hearings in Geneva — are served via RSI with no additional cost for the interpreter.

For events in cities outside Greater São Paulo, lingo recommends a lead time of 5–7 days for in-person events (to confirm equipment freight and logistics) and 48–72 hours for RSI events. For events requiring multiple simultaneous language channels — for example, English, Mandarin and Portuguese at a trilateral board — lingo coordinates a team of lingo interpreters, one per channel. The Zoom Language Interpretation channel supports up to 20 simultaneous interpreters, making any multi-language configuration technically feasible.

Billing and payment — formal invoicing for corporate clients

Lingo Qi Interpretações LTDA (CNPJ 53.834.741/0001-34) is a formally registered Brazilian company incorporated in 2024, operating under CNAE 74.90-1-01 (translation and interpretation) and 77.39-0-99 (equipment rental). lingo issues nota fiscal eletrônica (Brazilian electronic invoice) for all events — the formal invoice required by most Brazilian corporations for supplier payments and expense reimbursement. Payment is accepted by bank transfer (TED/PIX) and international wire in BRL.

The quote includes: interpreter fee, equipment (if in-person), technical operator, transport and logistics, and any applicable travel costs. There are no hidden fees — the quote is the final price. For recurring mandates, lingo typically issues a monthly invoice covering all events in the billing period. New clients receive a pro forma invoice with the proposal; the final invoice is issued after event completion.