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Meetup Language Exchange - Small group conversation
*Join a friendly community of language exchangers from all over the world and practice your English/Portuguese — maybe even pick up a new language too! 🌍*
All language levels are welcome — even if you're a total beginner. We believe the best way to learn is by actually speaking in real life!
***A midweek night to decompress, relax, make new friends, slow down a little and enjoy some drinks 🍹🍹🍹***
We meet every Wednesday at our new location:
📍 **Che Bárbaro Restaurante & Bar/ Perto do Beco do Batman**
Rua Harmonia, 277 – Sumarezinho
São Paulo – SP, 05435-000
It’s a big venue, so don’t worry — the **Rooftop** is just for us!
When you arrive, just let the staff know you’re there for **O Rolè** and they’ll point you in the right direction 😉
We usually have around 8–12people per night. Come represent your language!
Take a minute to fill out this short form to help us improve the event. The WhatsApp group link is at the end.
https://forms.gle/oSjiFVrTJdPboNUj9
See you on Wednesday! 🗣️🍻🌎
120º Meetup AWS UG SP [Presencial] Engenharia de Harness + Invisible Security
# **Engenharia de Harness + Invisible Security Framework na AWS**
Nesta edição do AWS User Group São Paulo, teremos uma noite focada em dois temas extremamente relevantes para quem está construindo aplicações modernas na nuvem:
* Engenharia de Harness para agentes de codificação e aplicações Agentic AI em produção
* Invisible Security Framework na AWS com automação, observabilidade e baixo atrito para engenharia.
Se você trabalha com IA Generativa, arquitetura cloud, segurança, modernização de aplicações ou plataformas AWS em escala, este meetup foi feito para você.
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## **Palestra 1**
### **Engenharia de Harness para Agentes de Codificação**
Por que agentes que tiram nota máxima em benchmarks ainda falham em produção?
A resposta geralmente não é o modelo — é o harness ao redor dele.
Nesta sessão, vamos explorar a equação:
Agente = Modelo + Harness
e entender por que o sistema operacional ao redor do modelo passou a carregar a maior parte da complexidade operacional de aplicações agentic AI modernas.
A palestra apresenta os principais conceitos por trás da Engenharia de Harness para agentes de codificação, abordando:
* controle e orquestração de agentes
* runtime e affordances ambientais
* ferramentas e manipulação de filesystem
* desenvolvimento orientado por especificação
* pares gerador-avaliador
* padrões que diferenciam demos de produção
Também será discutido o estado atual da indústria, os desafios ainda não resolvidos e os principais aprendizados vindos de pesquisas recentes sobre agentes autônomos.
Se você está colocando agentes em produção — ou pretende começar — essa é a camada que define se eles realmente funcionam em cenários reais.
### **Palestrante**
Dimas Jackson é Deep Learning Architect no AWS Generative AI Innovation Center, onde projeta e implementa arquiteturas escaláveis de Inteligência Artificial Generativa e Agentic AI para o setor financeiro.
PhD em Física pela UNESP, atua em temas como RAG, Prompt Engineering e orquestração de agentes autônomos. Possui certificações AWS Solutions Architect Associate, AWS AI Practitioner e Databricks Generative AI Engineer Associate.
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## **Palestra 2**
### **Invisible Security Framework na AWS sem fricção para engenharia**
Segurança não deveria desacelerar times de engenharia.
Nesta sessão, Bruno Marangoni apresenta o Invisible Security Framework, um modelo moderno para implementação de segurança na AWS de forma automatizada, escalável e integrada ao fluxo natural de desenvolvimento.
A apresentação aborda:
* padrões arquiteturais modernos de segurança em AWS
* automação de controles e compliance
* integração com observabilidade
* detecção de riscos em tempo real
* segurança como habilitadora de engenharia
* redução de fricção entre times de plataforma e desenvolvimento
A proposta é mostrar como construir ambientes cloud seguros sem transformar segurança em gargalo operacional.
### **Palestrante**
Bruno Marangoni é Arquiteto de Soluções Cloud, especialista em AWS, segurança, modernização de aplicações e FinOps.
Com mais de 18 anos de experiência em tecnologia, atua ajudando empresas e profissionais a desenharem arquiteturas cloud seguras, escaláveis e orientadas a resultado de negócio.
Também é palestrante, escritor, mentor e criador de conteúdo, compartilhando conhecimento sobre AWS, carreira cloud e boas práticas de arquitetura com a comunidade de tecnologia.
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## **Informações IMPORTANTES!!!!!!**
Em caso de inscrição e desistência, cancele sua participação no Meetup para liberar a vaga para a próxima pessoa da fila.
É obrigatório informar seu RG na confirmação de presença.
Inscrições sem o RG serão invalidadas.
Também é obrigatório informar o número de telefone no cadastro.
Não compartilharemos nenhuma informação com terceiros; os dados serão utilizados apenas para confirmação no dia do evento.
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## **Como chegar**
Endereço oficial:
Amazon Web Services — Escritório São Paulo
Edifício JK
Av. Chedid Jafet, 200
Vila Olímpia — São Paulo/SP
CEP 04551-065
Referência:
Região da Vila Olímpia (Edifício JK).
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## 🤝 Código de Conduta
Os encontros do AWS User Group São Paulo seguem o Código de Conduta disponível em:
https://github.com/AWSUserGroupSP/codigo-de-conduta
Ao confirmar sua participação, você concorda automaticamente com o código.
***
#AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSUGSP #GenerativeAI #AgenticAI #Serverless #CloudSecurity
A IA escreve o código. Seu trabalho mudou.
Essa sessão, você vai ver um fluxo de trabalho que desenvolvedores experientes estão usando para construir software real com IA.
Como estruturar contexto, como iterar pequeno, por que TDD (desenvolvimento guiado por testes) ficou mais importante (não menos), e o que significa revisar código que você não escreveu. Conteúdo prático. Sem hype e sem papo de que "tudo vai ficar bem".
Em seuida terá Erika Nagamine: Do Dado ao Produto de Dados: por que precisamos mais do que nunca de governança de dados na era da IA
Estamos vivendo uma era em que qualquer pessoa consegue gerar código, texto, análises e protótipos com ajuda de IA, mas a qualidade do resultado continua dependendo da qualidade dos dados. Nesta palestra, vamos mostrar de forma simples a diferença entre dado bruto, informação, insight e produto de dados, e explicar por que governança de dados deixou de ser um tema burocrático para se tornar uma condição essencial para confiança, escala e responsabilidade na era da IA. Partindo de exemplos do dia a dia e conectando com o contexto de desenvolvimento com IA, a apresentação aborda conceitos como qualidade de dados, acesso, segurança, privacidade, rastreabilidade e responsabilidade sobre o uso dos dados. A mensagem principal é direta: se os dados são ruins, desorganizados ou sem contexto, a IA apenas acelera o problema; se os dados são bem governados, eles podem virar produtos reutilizáveis que geram valor real
ESL practice Events This Week
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Encontro In-person para prática de conversação em Inglês: Conversation meeting
Meeting tradicional do English Brazil para a prática do inglês em encontros presenciais.
Esse é um meeting que já é tradicional. Nos reunimos sempre em um local público para praticar conversação em inglês, e ficamos do lado de uma cafeteria para que você possa comprar o seu café enquanto conversa com a gente.
O objetivo é criar um ambiente descontraído e amigável para que todos possam praticar o inglês sem pressão. Não importa se você é iniciante ou avançado, todos são bem-vindos! Não é necessário confirmar presença, e o valor é de graça, também não cobramos nada para participar. Apenas apareça, mostre interesse, e alguém irá te convidar para puxar uma cadeira para perto da mesa para praticarmos.
Tradicionalmente nos reunimos sempre às sextas-feiras, dentro do Shopping Center 3 (ao lado da estação Consolação do metrô), no térreo, em frente à cafeteria Havanna Café. Sempre das 20h00 às 22h00, quando o shopping fecha. Então, se quiser praticar a conversação em inglês em um ambiente amigável e sem precisar estabelecer nenhum compromisso, este é o local certo!
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And foreigners are also welcome!
We Brazilians always have a very healthy curiosity to learn about your ideas, your experiences, and the differences in customs and languages. We are also, by nature, very willing to help foreigners feel more at ease here in Brazil. It's also a great opportunity to network and meet locals who can make you feel at home.
We always meet on Fridays, inside Shopping Center 3 (next to Consolação subway station), on the ground floor, in front of the Havanna Café. Always from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, when the mall closes.
Quiet Morning — Japanese Wellbeing Gathering
Join us for a gentle wellbeing gathering inspired by Japanese practices of relaxation, mindfulness, tea, healing, and body awareness.
Together we will spend a peaceful morning through:
• Breathing meditation
• Gentle body movement
• Japanese tea
• Relaxation and mindful connection
This gathering is beginner friendly.
There is nothing you need to do perfectly.
You are welcome to simply relax and participate in your own way.
We will also enjoy Japanese tea produced through Natural Agriculture, a farming method based on harmony with nature.
Yoga mats will be provided.
Please bring:
• Comfortable clothes
• A towel
• Water if needed
This is a small and peaceful gathering.
Let’s slow down together and reconnect with ourselves, nature, and the present moment.
*In case of rain, the gathering may be postponed or moved to a covered location.
Participation Fee:
Free
Contact (WhatsApp):
+55 11 94486−6072
⭕️Feel free to contact me on WhatsApp if you have any questions or difficulty finding the location.
Hosted by Yoshitoshi from Japan
I’m from Japan and studied occupational therapy at university.
I’m interested in wellbeing, meditation, body awareness, natural healing, and Japanese tea culture.
I hope to create peaceful and welcoming spaces where people can relax and reconnect with themselves.
Ceramics and Talk - Feat. Formiga Ateliê
Celebrate the people who became part of your story while you paint your own ceramic piece!
In a world where so many of our conversations happen through screens, some connections still feel deeply real.
A best friend.
A partner.
A person who was there at the right time.
Someone who changed the way you see life, love, friendship, or yourself.
This collab between Walk and Talk and Formiga Ateliê is a 3-hour ceramics and English conversation experience.
While you paint your own ceramic mug, you’ll be guided through meaningful English conversation prompts about the important relationships in your life: how they started, how they grew, what made them last, and why they still matter.
In the end you can keep your piece as a personal memory or give it as a gift to the person who inspired it.
This is not just a ceramics class.
It is a moment to slow down, disconnect from your phone, remember, create, and celebrate someone meaningful.
The experience includes:
- 3-hour guided ceramics experience
- Breakfast/brunch
- 1 Mug
- Paints, brushes, tools, and everything you need to create your piece
Technical assistance
The Formiga Ateliê team will provide you with a crash course in portuguese just so things are crystal clear on how to handle the materials and paint your ceramic piece successfully and in the way you want
Finishing and lacquering
After the experience, your piece will be finished, lacquered, cured, and tempered by the studio
Participants will be able to retrieve their pieces up to 30 days later.
Even though the pieces are always ready before the 30 day deadline we ask for this timeframe because the ceramic pieces need to go through the proper finishing process at a separate ceramics studio
IMPORTANT DETAIL
Investment: R$300 per perso
Duration: 3 hour
Language: All interactions will be in English except maybe for some technical explanations if participants have any specific questions about techniques and processes
Spots: Limited to 12 participant
Included piece: 1 mug per participan
There will also be other ceramic pieces available at the studio in different formats and price ranges. Participants can choose to paint extra pieces, which will be charged separately
Talk talk Language exchange!
[WhatsApp ](https://chat.whatsapp.com/GpfWNqTIkb8BhmliEe8iDk)
Instagram: @talk.talk_speakingclub
🎭 Talk Talk Meetup: Practice Languages, Make Friends & Share Laughs 🎉
Looking to improve your language skills and expand your circle of friends? Talk Talk is the place! 🌍✨
Here’s what you can expect:
• 🗣️ Language Exchange — practice English, Portuguese, Spanish, and more in a relaxed, fun vibe.
• 🎶 Music & Karaoke — from global hits to classics, the mic is yours.
• 🍹 Drinks & Socializing — sip, chat, and laugh with people from around the world.
• 🎉 Cultural Celebrations — every week we highlight a country, artist, or tradition.
No pressure, no textbooks — just real conversations and good energy. Come solo or bring friends, everyone’s welcome!
Thursday Polyglot Meeting
Venha praticar seu inglês em um ambiente leve e acolhedor!
Nosso encontro semanal é focado em conversação, ideal para quem quer ganhar mais fluência, naturalidade e confiança ao falar.
Iniciantes, intermediários e avançados são todos bem-vindos. Sempre há espaço para evoluir no seu ritmo.
Come practice your English in a relaxed and friendly environment!
Our weekly meetup is focused on conversation, perfect for anyone who wants to build fluency, confidence, and more natural speaking skills.
Beginner, intermediate, or advanced — everyone is welcome. There’s always room to grow at your own pace.
Talk Talk Language Exchange
[WhatsApp ](https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoXVgEnz4jh41DukPPIHI4)
Follow us: @talk.talk_speakingclub
🎤 On Fridays we go to Curtiça
🍺 On Saturdays we go to Quintal Hostel
Looking to improve your language skills and expand your circle of friends? Talk Talk is the place! 🌍✨
Here’s what you can expect:
• 🗣️ Language Exchange — practice English, Portuguese, Spanish, and more in a relaxed, fun vibe.
• 🎶 Music & Karaoke — from global hits to classics, the mic is yours.
• 🍹 Drinks & Socializing — sip, chat, and laugh with people from around the world.
• 🎉 Cultural Celebrations — every week we highlight a country, artist, or tradition.
No pressure, no textbooks — just real conversations and good energy. Come solo or bring friends, everyone’s welcome!
Multilingo Language Exchange (Friday Night)
🎉 **A Second Event to Make Your Week Unforgettable!** 🎉
Since **June 2017**, our **International Language Exchange** has brought people from all over the world together every week to talk, laugh, and make new friends while practicing multiple languages. 🗣️🍻🍗 🌍✨
**What are you waiting for?**
✅ *RSVP now* and be part of the fun — Let’s make it a night to remember! 😊🔥🙃
🕚 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐘 with any food or drink until 23h — after that, only R$15
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📍 **HOW TO FIND US:**
Join our [WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/CRK9Pjma0YM3XG9bo42k8k), follow us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/MultiLingoSP/), or check out our [Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/MultiLingoSP) for updates and event details.
Everyone is welcome—even if you're coming solo! Don’t be shy—just grab your language stickers, introduce yourself, and start chatting! 🎉🫶🌐
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Got an idea to improve the event? Want to help out or organize a special activity through the group? We’d *love* to hear from you—just send us a message!
**See you there... Cheers! 🥂**
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Conversation and Coffee @ Belle's Bread Bakery
Hey Everyone!
Let's meet at Belle's Bread Bakery and Cafe. There is lots of free parking and easy access to the cafe and many shops and restaurants as well. This is a great way to meet new and old friends while chatting about life and practicing English language speaking skills. All are welcome and encouraged to join us anytime between 11am and 1pm. Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Pranic Healing Level I - PH I--- DAY 2 of 2
MCKS PRANIC HEALING® Level I
In PRANIC HEALING® Level 1, you learn the basics of working with your energy aura, including learning to "scan," or feel the energy, to "sweep," or clean away congested energy, and to "energize," or supplement areas in your aura that have a pranic deficiency.
PRANIC HEALING® has been taught to doctors, nurses, massage
therapists, acupuncturists, chiropractors, shiatsu practitioners, and many others in the healing field. It has allowed them to heal confidently and consistently in the shortest learning time possible. These professionals find PRANIC HEALING® very effective and easy to apply.
Other topics covered in PRANIC HEALING® Level 1:
Energetic anatomy: You will learn to work with the network of chakras, meridians and auras to accelerate the healing processes of your body.
Preventive healing: You will learn to remove the negative energetic patterns of a disease to prevent it from fully manifesting as a physical ailment.
Self-Pranic healing: You will learn to apply these healing techniques to accelerate your own healing.
Step-by-step techniques for ailments related to your:
respiratory system, e.g., asthma,; circulatory system, e.g., heart ailments; gastrointestinal system, e.g., irritable bowel syndrome; musculoskeletal system, e.g., arthritis and back pain; reproductive system, e.g., menstrual problems. You'll also learn how to address common problems as migraines and sinusitis.
Additionally, you'll learn to apply distant healing to loved ones who are not present in the room with you.
All PRANIC HEALING® courses are "experiential," which means that you learn by actually performing the techniques and exercises in class - on yourself and those around you. During class, all the principles will be explained thoroughly and you will practice the techniques exhaustively so you will be confident in your ability to produce positive results when you finish the course.
This is Day 2 of 2 Attendance at day one is required to attend day 2.
The Course text book is Choa Kok Sui, "Miracles through Pranic Healing" Please bring this with you to class.
PRANIC HEALING® Level 1 is a prerequisite to all other GMCKS courses.
For those interested to review the class...Review fee is only $75!!
LOOK AT THIS!! Review for FREE when you bring a new student to class with you.
Saturday Mornings @ East Market
Let's grab some coffee/food and share a morning chat! The East Market has an ample parking lot and outdoor and indoor seating.
Grab a cup of coffee from Winston's Coffee & Waffles or on your way to East Market and meet us on the second floor - table behind or east of the elevator.
Per what this group is about:
"Everyone is welcome! International transplants to Columbus who want to improve language skills, Columbus residents who enjoy talking to people from other countries, and those who would like to discuss international travel and culture, and who enjoy getting together for good conversations."
Hofbräuhaus [ Thursday 6:00 ]
The aim of this group is to get together and practice our German. Doesn’t matter if are a beginner or a native speaker. The goal is to speak and improve our German. Everyone is welcome!
If the weather is good, look for us in the Biergarten.
Pro Tip: Get there before 6:00 for happy hour pricing.
Reiki Practice Circle: All Levels Welcome
Join us at Unity of Columbus for our Weekly Reiki Share, a peaceful and uplifting gathering for connection, healing, and growth. A Reiki Share is a time where Reiki practitioners and students come together to give and receive healing energy in a supportive and welcoming environment. These sessions will be moderated by Columbus Unity Reiki. Reiki is a hands-on energy healing method from Japan that first came to the United States in 1938. Since then, it has grown in popularity and is now widely practiced throughout the West.
All levels are welcome, and you do not need to be a practitioner at Unity of Columbus to attend. If you are a Reiki practitioner, a Reiki student, or simply interested in becoming a Reiki student, we warmly invite you to join us. Come practice your healing techniques, learn new approaches, receive healing energy, and connect with a like-minded community in a space of relaxation, renewal, and positive energy.
Columbus Museum of Art, Free Admission Sundays
Let’s meet and wander the galleries! General admission on Sundays is free.
Pop-up Book Club 4: Going to Meet The Man, stories by James Baldwin
Let’s meet and share discussion of the James Baldwin short story collection, Going to Meet The Man.











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