Dr. Pedro, who serves as both the leader of the sub-team of the Escritorio Modelo that I worked with, and as my supervisor, was foundational in helping me understand leadership during my time in São Paulo. He's a lawyer in his 20s, and leads a team of interns in the contencioso (personal suits) sector. He's helped educate me on various aspects of the Brazilian legal system, and has also helped me navigate the office. I've learned a lot of information from him, both about legal matters and local institutional matters, but I also learned about leadership from his example. The Escritorio Modelo, in its founding mission, aims to remove the hierarchical distance between legal professionals, who are traditionally held in very high esteem in Brazil, and both the users of the services provided by the office, and the interns that work there. Dr. Pedro embodies this philosophy with how he leads our team -- while he interacts with the interns in his capacity as a professional leader, delegating tasks and providing information/instruction, he also interacts with the interns in his capacity as a person; he occasionally joins in with the interns as they gossip, and tells stories/tells jokes in breaks in between work. He takes work seriously but also creates a friendly environment. I came into the LiA afraid that others would see me as less productive/useless, but after some time in Dr. Pedro's team, I felt no problem taking some time to make a joke, or telling a friend about my day, while also knowing that I'm seriously committed to what I'm busy with.