is an architect and urban planner at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), where she works as a public servant implementing the institution’s master plan and developing urban projects for its campuses. A former assistant professor at UFRJ’s Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, she earned her PhD in Urbanism from PROURB/FAU/UFRJ in 2019 and her Master’s in Urbanism from the same institution in 2009, with her dissertation receiving the Maurício de Abreu Prize awarded by the Pereira Passos Institute (IPP-RJ). Co-founder of Dois Tempos Arquitetura e Urbanismo, an architecture and urbanism atelier, she has extensive experience collaborating on urban revitalization initiatives including Favela-Bairro, Novas Alternativas, Morar Legal, Porto do Rio, and PAC, impacting 17 areas across Rio de Janeiro. She also served as an architect at the State Environmental Institute (INEA/RJ) in the Environmental Recovery Department until 2020. Her research focuses on urban space planning and design, urban analysis and design techniques, informal settlements, right to the city, and participatory urban design.
last update: September 2025
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"The built environment significantly shapes perceptions and behaviors in public spaces, including university campuses. However, institutional fragmentation and limited participatory planning often crea..."
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