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Tânia Mutert de Barros, the official representative of Messe München in Portugal, likes to show Porto to foreigners, aromatherapy and to read the same book five times, and hates Nutella, very hot Summer days and stubbornness.
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Tânia Mutert de Barros, 49, is the official representative of Messe München in Portugal. Born in Northern Germany, she graduated in Management (with a specialization in Tourism) in Munich and met her Portuguese husband while working in Germany. In 1993 they moved to Porto. They have two children, an 18-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl.