Loc Resources

Useful links for the localization industry

Linguistic resources

The language resources directory of the EU.
termic: the friendlier alternative to the old Microsoft Language Portal.
EUR-Lex: EU laws in all EU languages.
UNTERM: the United Nations terminology database.
List of countries, territories and currencies: the official EU list of country names (including the short and full names), country codes, demonyms, currencies etc.
Interinstitutional Style Guide: the EU style guide in all EU languages.

Posts & Websites

Your CV and Your Portfolio Crash Courses by Martina Russo: getting the basics down right.
Loc'd and Loaded by Lucile Danilov: game localization agency directory, glossaries, MemoQ resources. Get to know and support the #TranslatorsInTheCredits movement.
J-EN Translations by Jennifer O'Donnell: a pretty good collection of translation resources, from books to articles and talks. Some of them will only be helpful for Japanese-English media translators, but others will be useful to everyone.
Go-To Digital Tools as a Translator by Catarina Reimão
YouTube channels for freelance translators

Jobs & Networking

Books

Volta ao Mundo em 100 Livros by Alexandra Lucas Coelho (in Portuguese): "Obras de todas as partes, etnias e géneros, com total paridade homens-mulheres, da Antiguidade ao século XXI, cruzando clássicos e revelações."
On Writing by Stephen King
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Why Translation Matters by Edith Grossman
Is That a Fish in Your Ear? by David Bellos
Sympathy for the Traitor by Mark Polizzotti
The Philosophy of Translation by Damion Searls
De-mystifying Translation: Introducing Translation to Non-translators by Lynne Bowker
After Babel by George Steiner
How to Suceed as a Freelance Translator by Corinne McKay

Podcasts

Other

Portuguese (pt-PT) resources

Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa da Academia das Ciências de Lisboa
Portal da Língua Portuguesa
Nova Gramática do Português Contemporâneo de Celso Cunha e Lindley Cintra
Novo Prontuário Ortográfico de José M. de Castro Pinto
Prontuário Ortográfico e Guia da Língua Portuguesa de Magnus Bergström e Neves Reis
Livro de Estilo do Público
Ciberdúvidas
Acordo Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa de 1990
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Loc Resources by Francisco Ferreira. Last updated on September 8, 2025.