I am citizen of Brazil and hold a Bachelor degree in Social Communication and a Master degree in Social Science/Sociology, both from Federal University of Bahia (Brazil). And a Media Studies diploma from North London College, UK.
A communication and youth/community participation specialist with management experience, taking progressively responsible positions in both national and international organizations.
I am currently working at the C4D Unit in UNICEF HQ, New York. I held a post in UNICEF Bangladesh as head of the C4D programme (from February, 2009 to June, 2011) and prior to that worked as the Programme Communication chief in UNICEF Mozambique (from 2004 until January 2009). Before that I was a Communication Officer in UNICEF Brazil for 7 years, working on communication/external relations and C4D. I joined UNICEF in 1997.
I started my career as a journalist in Brazil.