Carlos Roberto Martins
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Carlos Roberto Martins is the founder of Wizard Language Institute, a company that employs 45,000 people and teaches 1,000,000 students in ten languages across the globe.
, Paraná
, Brazil
. When he was thirteen he and his parents joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was through interactions with missionaries of the Church that he learned English. At age 18 Martins went to the United States
where he worked in Newark, New Jersey
for a time.
Martins served a mission for the church in Portugal and later served as a bishop. In the early 1980s he went back to the United States with his wife and young family to study at Brigham Young University
, where he received a degree in Computer Science and Statistics.
He then worked as a computer systems analyst in Brazil. He soon realized he was earning more by teaching his colleagues English, so he formed Wizard Language Institute.
Martins and his wife, the former Vania Pimentel, are the parents of six children.
From 2001 to 2005 Martins served as president
of the Brazil Joao Pessoa Mission
. Prior to this Martins had served for several years as president of the Campinas Brazil Castelo Stake.
In 2002 Martins wrote a self-help book entitled "Vencendo a Propria Crise" ("Overcoming Personal Crisis").
Biography
He was born in CuritibaCuritiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, Paraná
Paraná (state)
Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. When he was thirteen he and his parents joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was through interactions with missionaries of the Church that he learned English. At age 18 Martins went to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where he worked in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
for a time.
Martins served a mission for the church in Portugal and later served as a bishop. In the early 1980s he went back to the United States with his wife and young family to study at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
, where he received a degree in Computer Science and Statistics.
He then worked as a computer systems analyst in Brazil. He soon realized he was earning more by teaching his colleagues English, so he formed Wizard Language Institute.
Martins and his wife, the former Vania Pimentel, are the parents of six children.
From 2001 to 2005 Martins served as president
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
of the Brazil Joao Pessoa Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
. Prior to this Martins had served for several years as president of the Campinas Brazil Castelo Stake.
In 2002 Martins wrote a self-help book entitled "Vencendo a Propria Crise" ("Overcoming Personal Crisis").
Sources
- BYU Magazine, Winter 2009, p. 68
- LDS Church News, April 30, 2005
- LDS Church News, March 17, 2001; February 10, 2001
- article about plans for expansion by Language Wizard