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Rudney Novaes, 26, is a Brazilian national from Vila Velha, Espírito Santo. For the past seven years he has worked in graphic design and photography, building a photographic portfolio of contemporary Brazilian fashion, photojournalism, portraits, landscapes, travel and development projects. A participant in the Development Instructor Program at the International Institute for Cooperation and Development in Michigan, Rudney volunteered in Escola de Professores do Futuro, a teacher-training school, in Machava, Maputo Province, Mozambique. His work at the school included teaching morality and ethics, and promoting responsible sexual education, in addition to leading photography and filmmaking workshops. While in Machava, he also taught English to children in local primary schools, where Portuguese and Changana, the local African dialect, are spoken.