Dancer, researcher, activist, and consultant on gender, race, sexuality, masculinities, cultural studies, and territory, from Nova Holanda in Rio de Janeiro’s Complexo da Maré. Holds a degree in Dance from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), a Master’s in Ethnic-Racial Relations, a PhD in Performing Arts from UFRJ, and a second PhD from the ASPECT program at Virginia Tech as a 2024 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellow. Since 2016 she has coordinated the Mulheres ao Vento dance project and co-curates the Festival WOW Rio with Redes da Maré. Author of Favela Feminisms: An Experience from the Maré Complex.