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

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
This Little Art by Kate Briggs
On Writing by Stephen King
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Volta ao Mundo em 100 Livros by Alexandra Lucas Coelho (in Portuguese)
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 April 22, 2026.