PhD student in Anthropology at UFMG, master of the Multidisciplinary Postgraduate Program in Culture and Society at UFBA. Bachelor of Humanities and degree in Social Sciences, both from UNILAB. Coordinator of the Traditional Peoples and Communities team at the State Association for Environmental and Social Defense. Founder of the AnDanças Research, Teaching and Extension Program and collaborator of the Nyemba Research Group - Brazil/Africa.