Conference interpreting, training and research in Brazilian Sign Language (Libras)

Hanna Beer works in Libras, Portuguese, English and Spanish and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Member of APIC, the Brazilian professional association of conference interpreters, and ACATILS, the Santa Catarina association of sign language translators and interpreters.

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Hanna Beer smiles at the camera, seated at a desk with her hand on her chin. She wears a black shirt; behind her, a grey wall and a hanging plant.

What I do

Hanna Beer interpreting remotely: seated at a desk, wearing a headset, she signs to the camera. On the desk, a laptop and a microphone.

Interpreting

Conferences, seminars and meetings, on site or remote, and audiovisual translation into Libras in my own studio.

Interpreting services

Hanna Beer on stage at an event, signing. Behind her, a slide in Spanish on Brazilian federal laws and decrees.

Training

Training for sign language translators and interpreters, and on Libras for groups and organisations.

Both training strands

Hanna Beer speaks into a microphone, seated at the panel table of a wood-panelled auditorium. On the screen above her, a caption in Spanish reads “comunidades sordas de la justicia”.

Research

Translation policy, linguistic rights and, in my postdoctoral research at USP, machine translation into Libras.

Research and outreach

News

  • 29 Oct 2026Workshop on linguistic aspects of Libras at the University of São PauloAt the I Semana de Encontros Plurais, at the invitation of Pluraliza, I ran a workshop on Libras for people who had never studied the language, starting from the idea that learning about a language and learning the language are different things.
  • 26 Sept 2026CCD-TAAL at the 4th Deaf Culture Gathering in São PauloCCD-TAAL, the research centre my postdoctoral project at the University of São Paulo (USP) is affiliated with, presented its work at the 4th Deaf Culture Gathering (4º Encontro de Cultura Surda) in São Paulo, on Brazil’s National Day of the Deaf.

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Newsletter

Written in Portuguese for Libras translators and interpreters: reflections on the profession drawn from my practice and research. Every issue opens the same way: “Pull up a chair, the coffee’s ready.”

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For companies and organisations

Inclua

I’m a founding partner of Inclua, a Libras translation and interpreting company. Its team works with businesses and organisations, providing Libras support in their day-to-day work and delivering accessible audiovisual translation projects that combine Libras and accessibility services.

Visit the Inclua website (in Portuguese)