Learn and deepen
For those beginning their tea practice or wishing to prepare with greater confidence.
Explore courses and workshops ↓Courses · talks · workshops · tastings
Studying and preparing
tea together.
I create experiences for beginners, people who want to deepen their practice and groups interested in tea through culture, the senses, art and hospitality.
Each encounter is shaped around its audience, space and available time. It may be a talk, a tasting, a practical workshop or a series of meetings.
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What would you like
to prepare?
Create a private experience
For celebrations, small groups and encounters centred on tea.
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For companies, schools, cultural spaces, festivals and hospitality teams.
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One session
or a series.
Duration, content and practical work are defined according to the space, the group’s knowledge and the purpose of the enquiry.
When there is no calendar yet, contact me to learn about the proposal and when the next cup will be served.
Course
Introduction to tea
The kettle is on.A series of meetings to explore the main tea families, understand how the leaf is transformed and prepare tea with greater confidence and independence. It includes guided tastings, preparation exercises and an accessible sensory vocabulary.
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Fica, Vai Ter Chá
Available for groupsA journey from plant to cup. The talk introduces Camellia sinensis, the main tea families, leaf processes, places of origin and the choices involved in preparing and serving tea. It can be adapted for festivals, schools, cultural spaces and hospitality teams.
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An introduction to the world of tea
Available for groupsA practical session on tea families, water, temperature, infusion time and sensory observation.
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Gong Fu Cha: technique and hospitality
Available for groupsAn introduction to preparing tea through successive infusions. We observe the leaf, utensils, the relationship between water and time and how tea changes from one infusion to the next. The practice is presented in its cultural context, with respect for the tradition and without turning it into a universal rule.
Learn more →Creative laboratory
Tea, colour and natural pigments
Available for groupsTea leaves marks beyond the cup. In this workshop, the infusion becomes material for making and recording. We observe colour, concentration, oxidation and the passage of time through experiments with paper, textiles and natural pigments. A meeting between tea, art and matter.
Learn more →Cultural talk
Tea, territory and trade
Available for groupsWhat can a leaf tell us about the world? A talk about cultivation, labour, trade routes, empires, appropriation and cultural transformation. Tea becomes a way to understand how history remains present in the names, habits and flavours that reached us.
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Tea, presence and hospitality for teams
Tailored programmeAn experience designed for companies, cultural institutions, hotels, bars and educational projects. Through tasting and preparation, we create a space for attention, conversation and hospitality. The format is shaped around the group and the purpose of the meeting.
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Tea session
Tailored programmeA meeting for anyone who wants to prepare better tea at home. We work with the utensils available and observe how water, temperature, the amount of leaf and time change the result. The aim is not to memorise rules, but to notice what happens in the cup.
Learn more →Celebration
Tea parties and celebrations
Tailored programmePlanning and hosting tea-centred gatherings for birthdays, celebrations and small groups. Each proposal may include tea selection and preparation, table setting, utensils and guidance throughout the experience, shaped around the space and the occasion.
Plan a tea party →Experience
Tea ritual
Tailored programmeA tea ritual for one person or for groups of up to eight participants. The experience follows the leaf through several infusions, making room to notice aromas, flavours, utensils and gestures. The teas, duration and format are chosen for each gathering.
Book a tea ritual →Project pillars
Four ways
of looking at tea.
The project begins with four ways of looking at tea. They are not separate courses or compulsory stages. They are subjects that return in classes, journeys, writing and around the table.
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Tea as a drink and ritual
Ritual begins when we pay attention to what we are doing. It may be present in the cup we choose, the water we heat, the time we give the leaf or the way we welcome someone to the table.
02
Tea as art
Colour, writing, photography, table composition, textiles and natural pigments.
03
Tea as culture
Territories, routes, labour, hospitality, history and people.
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Tea as presence
Preparation asks us to notice what we are doing: the amount of leaf, the water temperature, time and the changes from one infusion to the next. It is a simple practice of observation, without therapeutic or spiritual promises.
Tea and the elements of nature
Before the
cup.
I like to look at a cup and recognise four very simple elements within it.
This is also a reminder that tea does not begin in our kitchen. Before the cup came soil, climate, labour, knowledge and time.
Earth is present in the place where the plant grows.
Water receives the leaf and carries what we taste.
Fire transforms the leaf during processing and heats the water for preparation.
Air participates in growth, withering, oxidation and drying.
Since 2001Study and practice
United States · Brazil · PortugalAn international path
Lisbon Bar Show · Lisbon Coffee Week · Porto Coffee WeekRecent appearances
For different audiences and spacesAdaptable formats
For curators, producers and organisations
Let’s shape
your proposal.
In your message, include who will take part, the city, expected date, duration and conditions of the space. This helps me understand the enquiry, suggest the most suitable format and prepare a proposal.
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Tell me the context
City, approximate date, audience, number of participants and purpose.
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I suggest the format
I consider the request and confirm what is feasible for the space and group.
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You receive a proposal
The proposal brings together the format, duration, practical needs and fee.