She has a degree in Architecture and Urbanism from UFRJ, a specialist in Conservation and Restoration of Sites and Monuments from UFMG, a master's degree in Social Memory from UNIRIO and a PhD in Urbanism from UFRJ. She was a well-known advisor to the State Institute of Cultural Heritage of Rio de Janeiro, from 1995 to 2011. Since 1977, she has served at the Institute of National Historical and Artistic Heritage – IPHAN, where she is currently part of the faculty of the Professional Master's Degree in Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of Rio de Janeiro. institution.