Meet a Connect Moderator: Alexandre

[InaS]

Connect Moderators are Local Guides just like you and me. They apply the knowledge they’ve gained as active members of our community to moderate Connect and help improve the experience for everyone. You may see them welcoming newcomers, explaining the program, answering questions, and sharing their knowledge with others.

Each month, we share some personal insights from one of our amazing Connect Moderators. This month, meet Alexandre (@AlexandreCampbell). Alexandre lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and speaks Portuguese, Spanish, and English.

Name: Alexandre Campbell

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

What I love about being a Local Guide: It allows me to be useful to my community, get to know people from all around the world, and make progress as a person. I’ve been making a lot of friends and having a lot of fun being part of [this] global and diverse community.

Why I’m a Connect Moderator: I like to be useful and get people together, so it is always a pleasure welcoming newcomers and helping people by answering questions about Google Maps and Local Guides Connect. I also love to host and attend meet-ups, and it has been helping me make a lot of friends. I always try to start new topics and contribute to improving the quality of discussions on Connect.

My favorite things to explore: I love to visit museums, theaters, and all cultural and historical places. Rio de Janeiro, for example, is famous for its beaches and landscapes (and I love them as well), but I like to explore the old Rio de Janeiro, which used to be the Brazilian capital until 1961.

My favorite type of contribution(s) to make on Google Maps: My favorite kind of contribution is adding and editing places, especially small businesses. I’m always thrilled when I get an edit accepted because I know that it impacts my community positively and makes Google Maps more accurate. Of course, I also like to make [other contributions], like reviewing places and telling others what they can expect. I also take advantage of Google Maps, and I always use it to discover new places and make better decisions. So, it is a win-win situation.

Languages I read/speak/write fluently: I can speak Portuguese, English, and some Spanish.

Places I’d like to visit: When it comes to traveling, I have a vast bucket list. I want to go to Mexico to learn more about the Mayan and Aztec civilizations, and to Peru to learn about the Inca Empire. For a similar reason, I’d like to visit the Amazon region in Brazil to learn more about native people and their culture (and, of course, to enjoy the beautiful landscapes). But I’d travel all around the world if I had enough time and money.

Fun fact about me: I’m a very talkative person, but at the same time, I am a little bit shy. Does it sound incoherent? But it’s true, so I like to tell jokes to break the ice.

We hope you’ve enjoyed getting to know @AlexandreCampbell . Say hi or ask him a question below as he has a lot to share about Google Maps and Connect.

Interested in becoming a Connect Moderator? Learn more here.

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[ErmesT]

Thank you for this post that let us know a bit more about @AlexandreCampbell

I can only add … “Hey, I know this great Local Guide …”

[MortenCopenhagen]

Congratulations,

@AlexandreCampbell

Jokes are alway good!

Cheers from Copenhagen

Morten

[LudwigGermany]

@user_not_found and @AlexandreCampbell great introduction. Congratulations and good to have you in the team!

So is it the love for edits and adds or the love for this community that joins us together?

[ShafiulB]

@AlexandreCampbell Hi! Glad to know more about you. You are really very passionate Local Guide

I hope I will meet you one day. @InaS thanks for posting this to the community.

Happy Guiding!

[MaximinoSantos]

Nice introduction! This is how @AlexandreCampbell is.

Knowing him, you find many other admirable characteristics

Good to have a Brazilian moderator who represents the spirit of the #TeamBrazil.

[LuigiZ]

Great post and fantastic to hear more about the great friend, Local Guide and Connect Moderator @AlexandreCampbell! Hey I don’t read anything about La Cucaracha ?.

Thank you @InaS for the post!

[PaulPavlinovich]

Great to have you in the family @AlexandreCampbell

Thanks for the great intro @InaS

[EmekaUlor]

Hey Alexandre, it’s nice to have you in the community helping.

Hope to see you in Brazil someday!

[AniaKiser]

@InaS Thanks for this great news. @AlexandreCampbell congratulation, my friend!!! Hugs from Poland

[JaneBurunina]

Thanks @InaS for sharing about @AlexandreCampbell with us!

Great to learn more about you, dear friend Alexandre!

Hope to meet you one day in real life!

[FaridTDF]

Un gran saludo @AlexandreCampbell , es un gusto poder conocer un poco más de ti

saludos Farid

[Cecilita]

Hi @InaS !

I am so happy to read about my great friend @AlexandreCampbell!

He is so enthusiastic, sensitive and inspiring local guide. I had the pleasure to meet him in person last year in Connect Live and on January in Buenos Aires and I can assure that if you meet Alex, laughs are always guaranteed.

Congratulations my friend!! ?

[LaloPadilla]

Great post @InaS I have’t met him in person, only on virtual meet-ups and I can be sure that he is an amazing person, it’s great to know more about him.

@AlexandreCampbell I think your spanish is really fluent and we are really happy to have someone like you in our community.

Let us know when you are coming to Mexico, and we will give you a great welcome and whatever you need don’t hesitate to call us.

[SilvaniaMaria07]

@InaS My dear with great satisfaction that I comment on Alexandre Campbell, he helps me a lot in Conect. Since February when I joined. He clarifies many doubts.Very kind person, he is always there to help, I recognize that I was very tiring at first with many doubts.Alexander is

God Pour out blessings on him, his family and you too. Wonderful person. Amen

[AlexandreCampbell]

Hi, @InaS , thank you for introducing me to the Community. It’s been an honor serving Local Guides Community as a Connect Moderator. I’ve been learning a lot and having a lot of fun with my fellow Local Guides. Thank you also to the Local Guides Team.

Thank you, @ErmesT , you are an inspiration as a Connect Moderator, a Local Guide, and, mostly, as a human being. Thank you for being so kind and sharing your knowledge with us.

Thank you, @MortenCopenhagen , Humor makes life better.

Thank @LudwigGermany . Probably both the love for edits and love for this Community are what join us together.

Thank you, @ShafiulB . I hope to meet you as well, my friend. And I hope that happens soon. It was an honor to be selected to be Connect Moderator on the same round that you were

Thank you, my friend, @LuigiZ . I believe that “La Cucaracha” is on the part that I say that I like to make jokes, hehe. We had a lot of fun, singing La Cucaracha, and I hope that we can repeat it soon. Selfieeeeeee

It’s an honor and a joy to be part of this family, @PaulPavlinovich .

Thank you, @EmekaUlor . You will be very welcome in Brazil, and I’ll be delighted to be your guide.

Thank you, my friend @AniaKiser . I miss you

Thank you, @JaneBurunina I hope that it can happen soon, but I already consider you a great friend.

[AlexandreCampbell]

Oi meu amigo, @MaximinoSantos .Dizem que a primeira impressão é a que fica né? Você foi um dos primeiros local guides e o primeiro participante do Connect Live 2019 que eu conheci. E deu para perceber que essa comunidade é recheada de gente incrível como você. Muito obrigado pelas suas palavras

Amém, @SilvaniaMaria07 Muito obrigado pelas suas palavras. Você é uma Local Guide incrível que eu aprendi admirar. Conte sempre comigo e siga sempre sendo participativa e gentil como você sempre é.

[sarahroth]

Congratulations Ale! It’s amazing to have you representing Brazil so well, and also to have you as a friend

[AlexandreCampbell]

Gracias, amigo @FaridTDF . Espero que podamos bebernos un malbec pronto y hablar sobre cosas de Local Guides o sobre cualquier cosa, como canciones y películas.

Mi amiga @Cecilita . Conocerte fue una de las mejores cosas que me brindó el programa Local Guides. Gracias por ser siempre tan amable conmigo. ¡Espero que podamos estar juntos pronto!

@LaloPadilla Soy un apasionado del idioma español. Y también me apasiona mucho la cultura mexicana. Y ahora tengo otra gran razón para visitar México, que es la gran y hermosa comunidad mexicana de Local Guides. Gracias por tus palabras. Viva Mexico!

[AlexandreCampbell]

Muito obrigado @sarahroth , já estou contando os minutos para sua vinda para o Rio.