Natalia de Campos, born in São Paulo, Brazil, is a performance artist, producer, writer, long-time educator, language interpreter, translator, and activist.  Natalia has taught English and Portuguese to non-native speakers for many years in multiple settings. Living in New York since 1998, she founded the multidisciplinary arts collaborative Syncretic Pleasures to continue to teach, while also translating, producing and performing works by Brazilian authors, including her own. In 2016 she co-founded the Defend Democracy in Brazil Committee in New York (DDB-NY) with a group of activists to fight for democracy, social justice and defend social movements in Brazil. DDB is a member of The People’s Forum. Natalia is also an Adjunct Lecturer in City College’s Classical & Modern Languages and
Literature department (CUNY). Recent teaching/ lecturing includes courses for independent non-profit organizations and institutions like CUNY, NYU, Rutgers University, Columbia University, in Portuguese, social engagement, collaboration, solo performance & activism. Natalia has a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of São Paulo and a Master’s degree in Performance Interactive Media Arts from CUNY/ Brooklyn College.