Cláudio Silva was born in Luanda but soon went to the United States where he completed almost all primary and secondary education. He is a graduate of Boston University in Entrepreneurship and International Business. He lived for two years in New York where he worked in the financial services industry. He currently lives in Luanda where, among other activities, he is co-founder and managing partner of Luanda Nightlife, the first portal for critical appreciations to restaurants, bars and hotels in Angola and the organiser of Angola Restaurant Week, the largest gastronomic event in the country. He loves to write and he is published on various websites and newspapers, including Africa is a Country, Roads and Kingdoms, The Guardian, CNN Travel, Bradt Guide to Angola, among others. Cláudio Silva spoke about the "Western" look the world has on tourism in Africa, challenging us to change that look through the creation of local content, made by locals but for world consumption. A starting point: Meet Africa from the dishes. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx Cláudio Silva was born in Luanda but soon went to the United States where he completed almost all primary and secondary education. He also passed through Portugal and England.

He is a graduate of Boston University in Entrepreneurship and International Business. He lived for two years in New York where he worked in the financial services industry.

He currently lives in Luanda where, among other activ- ities, he is co-founder and managing partner of Luanda Nightlife, the first portal
for critical appreciations to restaurants, bars and hotels in Angola and the organiser of Angola Restaurant Week, the largest gastronomic event in the country.

He loves to write and he is published on various websites and newspapers, including Africa is a Country, Roads and Kingdoms, The Guardian, CNN Travel, Bradt Guide to Angola, among others. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx