Part 1: Read the following text in Portuguese from the website of the Portuguese shoe

company Josefinas and translate it into English

Josefinas
Como tudo começou…

Um dia uma mulher sonhou, outras juntaram-se, e o sonho foi transformado em realidade.
A Josefinas é uma marca portuguesa que nasceu de um sonho. Num país em plena crise, onde
sonhar tinha pouco espaço, o fazer sapatos à mão ganhou um novo nome: Josefinas.

Em Portugal, o savoir-faire dos artesãos e a paixão por uma ideia permanecem intactos, e o
nunca desistir deu um cunho à Josefinas e aos valores que representa. O nome “Josefinas”
nasceu em homenagem à avó da fundadora da marca, que costumava levá-la às aulas de ballet
e que lhe mostrou que as mulheres são capazes de tudo. Esperamos que a história da Josefinas
inspire o caminho de muitas outras mulheres diretamente para a concretização dos seus
sonhos, tal como, diariamente, nos inspira a nós!
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Part 2: Read the text and re-write it by making it more concise and easier to read. You can
make changes to content and language, but the overall/core meaning should be maintained.
The text should be no more than 300 words.

Josefinas values savoir-faire! Handmade to order by master shoemakers and artisans,

especially for you.

We are always on the quest for the best, and we found it in the past!

Along this amazing road, we met artisans that have a true passion for their work. These
incredible artisans have been working with us in all our creations (even in our packaging – yes,
it’s also handmade!).

We believe that the value of something comes from the work and care it takes to be created,
and that's the kind of magic we hope to let out in each Josefinas' product. We truly believe
that we should be the door to all this talent, and to tell the world how much better a piece
made with time, love, and knowledge truly is.

An artisan is someone outside the chain of mass production, and that's exactly what we stand
out for: the talent of creating a special and unique piece by hand.

Open one of our boxes, handmade with lots of love, and take a moment to feel the magic of
Josefinas. You'll feel the poem of a lifetime of creation and you'll definitely live an
unforgettable experience.

We hope that through our eyes, you’ll see Josefinas' products in a poetic way.

We deeply admire all this talent, and we are grateful to have a chance to work with so many
talented people, people who always place a bit of themselves in each creation.
We believe that by empowering a woman we contribute to a better world.
In the imperfect journey of life, our actions must have a meaning in the same way as our
handmade products - magic. In a world, where children have a right to education and every
woman can choose her own path, there is no dream that can’t come true.
In a world where pink does not have a gender, we feel gratitude for having such a big family of
the best clients ever.

1. Read the whole text twice: to understand the meaning and to find a purpose.
2. Identify the repetition. / identify problematic areas
3. See the logical flow
4. Identify similar ideas and combine them into a sentence/paragraph.
5. false friends
6. Keep the source text/underline in italics
7. Breathe in, breathe out. Start writing.