Novella<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/optimascripta.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ano-2023-Missao-Europa.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n- Year 2023, Europa Mission (Ano 2023 Miss\u00e3o Europa<\/a><\/em>)<\/strong>\n
\n- First publisher: Editora Salesiana Dom Bosco, Brazil – September, 1982<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Portuguese (BR), 113 pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
The novella is a science fiction story about two astronauts who travel to a mining facility on Europa (one of Jupiter’s largest moons) where they must deal with the unexplainable disappearance of part of the ore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nShort Stories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/optimascripta.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-Historias-de-Natal.png\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n- Joe, Taxi Driver (Z\u00e9 Motorista<\/em>)<\/strong>\n
\n- Anthology: 6 Christmas Stories
(6 Hist\u00f3rias de Natal)<\/bdo><\/li>\n\n\n\n- First publisher: Editora Salesiana Dom Bosco, Brazil<\/bdo> – November, 1982<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- in Portuguese (BR), 67 pages (book)<\/bdo><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
I was invited to participate in this anthology and contributed a short story about a struggling taxi driver who despite his condition tracks down a former passenger to return a suitcase full of valuables left behind in his taxi.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/optimascripta.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HE01.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n- Belvedere<\/strong>\n
\n- Magazine <\/bdo>Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher: Editora Mundo<\/bdo> – December, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Portuguese (BR) – 7,350 words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
The narrative follows the crew of the space tug ‘Belvedere’ as they haul a massive quantity of ice from the asteroid belt toward Mars. They choose to put their mission on temporary hold to investigate a curious metallic mass detected in their vicinity \u2014 an object that might not be what it seems\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n- Cause or Effect (Causa ou Efeito<\/em>)<\/strong>\n
\n- Magazine Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher: Editora Mundo – April, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Portuguese (BR) – 3,600 words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
This piece of fiction consists of four distinct, seemingly disjointed or non-linear stories with a shared cast of characters. It is up to the reader to decide how these narratives connect and how their sequence impacts their mutual meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n- My World and Nothing Else (Meu Mundo e Nada Mais<\/em>)<\/strong>\n
\n- First publication: Magazine <\/bdo>Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher: Editora Mundo – August, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Portuguese (BR) – 2,850 words<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Also part of the anthology “Latinoam\u00e9rica Editada<\/a>” published in Chile, Paraguay and Venezuela.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
The narrative delves into the recollections of an old man who, as a child, witnessed the aliens’ arrival on Earth. Their explicit goal: to aid us in restoring the planet. But the central question remains: do we truly wish for their help?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n- A Stone in the Works (Uma Pedra no Caminho<\/em>)<\/strong>\n
\n- First publication: Magazine <\/bdo>Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher:<\/bdo> Editora Mundo – August,2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Portuguese (BR), 4,200 words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
The tale centers on a space experiment that encounters a technical failure just before its return to Earth. What is the link between this malfunction and the strange, terrifying visions being experienced by a girl in her bedroom halfway across the globe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n- Do it Right the First Time… (Servir Bem para Servir Sempre<\/em>)<\/strong>\n
\n- First publication: Magazine <\/bdo>Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher:<\/bdo> Editora Mundo – April, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Portuguese (BR), 2,750 words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
This short story is about a new employee at a lunar spaceship repair dock and how he copes with an arrogant and self-absorbed customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nArticles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/optimascripta.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Varios-DDB.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n- Science articles in magazines<\/strong>\n
\n- Di\u00e1rio de Bordo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Di\u00e1rio de Bordo – Special Editions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
I wrote several articles about science for the magazine “Di\u00e1rio de Bordo”, published by Nova Frota (Largest Brazilian Star Trek Fan Club). One of the contributions is “The Solar System”, spanning the entire magazine – 42 pages! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n- Science popularization articles in news portal<\/strong>\n
\n- Mundo & Hist\u00f3ria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
I contributed to the “Mundo & Hist\u00f3ria” (“Word & History”) news portal, writing articles about astronomy, astronautics and aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n- Articles about retro computing (HW, SW)<\/strong>\n
\n- Micro Sistemas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Jogos 80<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Espectro<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Clube MSX<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
My contributions include several articles about software for Micro Sistemas magazine (Main Brazilian computer magazine in the 80s), an article about hardware for ESPECTRO (Portugal), a memoir about my time as a programmer and computer user in the 80s for Jogos 80, and an interview I conducted with the authors of a famous game software of the 80s for Clube MSX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nSoftware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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- Year 2023, Europa Mission (Ano 2023 Miss\u00e3o Europa<\/a><\/em>)<\/strong>\n
- \n
- First publisher: Editora Salesiana Dom Bosco, Brazil – September, 1982<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Portuguese (BR), 113 pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
The novella is a science fiction story about two astronauts who travel to a mining facility on Europa (one of Jupiter’s largest moons) where they must deal with the unexplainable disappearance of part of the ore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nShort Stories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n- \n
- Joe, Taxi Driver (Z\u00e9 Motorista<\/em>)<\/strong>\n
- \n
- Anthology: 6 Christmas Stories
(6 Hist\u00f3rias de Natal)<\/bdo><\/li>\n\n\n\n- First publisher: Editora Salesiana Dom Bosco, Brazil<\/bdo> – November, 1982<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- in Portuguese (BR), 67 pages (book)<\/bdo><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
I was invited to participate in this anthology and contributed a short story about a struggling taxi driver who despite his condition tracks down a former passenger to return a suitcase full of valuables left behind in his taxi.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n- \n
- Belvedere<\/strong>\n
- \n
- Magazine <\/bdo>Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher: Editora Mundo<\/bdo> – December, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Portuguese (BR) – 7,350 words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
The narrative follows the crew of the space tug ‘Belvedere’ as they haul a massive quantity of ice from the asteroid belt toward Mars. They choose to put their mission on temporary hold to investigate a curious metallic mass detected in their vicinity \u2014 an object that might not be what it seems\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n- \n
- Cause or Effect (Causa ou Efeito<\/em>)<\/strong>\n
- \n
- Magazine Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher: Editora Mundo – April, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Portuguese (BR) – 3,600 words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
This piece of fiction consists of four distinct, seemingly disjointed or non-linear stories with a shared cast of characters. It is up to the reader to decide how these narratives connect and how their sequence impacts their mutual meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n- \n
- My World and Nothing Else (Meu Mundo e Nada Mais<\/em>)<\/strong>\n
- \n
- First publication: Magazine <\/bdo>Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher: Editora Mundo – August, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Portuguese (BR) – 2,850 words<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Also part of the anthology “Latinoam\u00e9rica Editada<\/a>” published in Chile, Paraguay and Venezuela.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
The narrative delves into the recollections of an old man who, as a child, witnessed the aliens’ arrival on Earth. Their explicit goal: to aid us in restoring the planet. But the central question remains: do we truly wish for their help?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n- \n
- A Stone in the Works (Uma Pedra no Caminho<\/em>)<\/strong>\n
- \n
- First publication: Magazine <\/bdo>Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher:<\/bdo> Editora Mundo – August,2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Portuguese (BR), 4,200 words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
The tale centers on a space experiment that encounters a technical failure just before its return to Earth. What is the link between this malfunction and the strange, terrifying visions being experienced by a girl in her bedroom halfway across the globe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n- \n
- Do it Right the First Time… (Servir Bem para Servir Sempre<\/em>)<\/strong>\n
- \n
- First publication: Magazine <\/bdo>Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher:<\/bdo> Editora Mundo – April, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Portuguese (BR), 2,750 words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
This short story is about a new employee at a lunar spaceship repair dock and how he copes with an arrogant and self-absorbed customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nArticles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n- \n
- Science articles in magazines<\/strong>\n
- \n
- Di\u00e1rio de Bordo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Di\u00e1rio de Bordo – Special Editions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
I wrote several articles about science for the magazine “Di\u00e1rio de Bordo”, published by Nova Frota (Largest Brazilian Star Trek Fan Club). One of the contributions is “The Solar System”, spanning the entire magazine – 42 pages! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n- \n
- Science popularization articles in news portal<\/strong>\n
- \n
- Mundo & Hist\u00f3ria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
I contributed to the “Mundo & Hist\u00f3ria” (“Word & History”) news portal, writing articles about astronomy, astronautics and aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n- \n
- Articles about retro computing (HW, SW)<\/strong>\n
- \n
- Micro Sistemas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Jogos 80<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Espectro<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Clube MSX<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
My contributions include several articles about software for Micro Sistemas magazine (Main Brazilian computer magazine in the 80s), an article about hardware for ESPECTRO (Portugal), a memoir about my time as a programmer and computer user in the 80s for Jogos 80, and an interview I conducted with the authors of a famous game software of the 80s for Clube MSX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSoftware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n - Jogos 80<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Micro Sistemas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Articles about retro computing (HW, SW)<\/strong>\n
- Mundo & Hist\u00f3ria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
- Di\u00e1rio de Bordo – Special Editions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
- Di\u00e1rio de Bordo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher:<\/bdo> Editora Mundo – April, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publication: Magazine <\/bdo>Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher:<\/bdo> Editora Mundo – August,2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publication: Magazine <\/bdo>Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publication: Magazine <\/bdo>Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Magazine Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher: Editora Mundo<\/bdo> – December, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Magazine <\/bdo>Hist\u00f3rias Extraordin\u00e1rias<\/bdo> No.1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- First publisher: Editora Salesiana Dom Bosco, Brazil<\/bdo> – November, 1982<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Anthology: 6 Christmas Stories
- Joe, Taxi Driver (Z\u00e9 Motorista<\/em>)<\/strong>\n
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