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Inspired by the BBC One documentary Jay Blades: Learning to Read at 51, we had a rich transnational conversation today about systemic failures in education

Aakriti is the best of friends! Together with Maris, we were 'the Murray Edwards Trio,' much like the college’s three Beatle statues on the underground

Welcoming Carina Pataxó, the First Brazilian Indigenous Scholar to the Faculty of Education

I was delighted to be invited by the Cambridge Brazilian Society (CUBS) to join a panel alongside the Brazilian Ambassador to the UK and Ireland, Antônio Patriota

What a wonderful second CLAREC Cinema Sessions + Conversations at the Faculty of Education! This time, we transitioned from an English film to a Brazilian one, AmarElo – It's All for Yesterday

I have always found cinema to be one of the most powerful mediums for understanding the world. When I was a member of the BFI (British Film Institute) and lived in London

My second participation in an international conference, this time at the annual Society for Latin American Studies

When I saw that a visiting scholar from my alma mater, the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), was giving a talk on Brazilian contemporary welfare politics at the Centre of Latin American Studies

When I began my studies at Cambridge, I chose to apply to a women’s college as I take great pride in the history of these spaces—originally Girton, Newnham, and later New Hall (now Murray Edwards) and Lucy Cavendish

My first time formally presenting my research at my college, New Hall (Murray Edwards), despite having been part of the college since my MPhil.

'Mothers and Daughters: (Un)Belonging of First-Generation Women at Elite Universities in Brazil and England in the Twenty-First Century' is the title of my first academic talk outside of Cambridge.

We are inviting Cambridge students from the Faculty of Education to share their dreams and struggles while pursuing their degree at Cambridge

The library at the Faculty of Education purchased a copy of my book and invited me to take part in their student showcase

It was very special to be invited by John and Sharon, teachers at English for Action (EFA), to speak to a group of ESOL students. EFA is a charity based in London that teaches English to immigrants

I Passed My PhD First-Year Registration Viva

It was a serendipitous moment to meet Candida. I was looking for Unicamp alumnae to take part in my PhD research on women's sense of belonging in higher education

One of the most special days so far, when I met one of the people I admire the most, Ken Loach. His movie Kes transformed me.

Meeting the wonderful Nina da Hora, who visited us at the Faculty of Education

I suggested to Alexandre da Trindade that the Cambridge Brazilian Society (CUBS) create an award to honour Brazilians abroad who are helping to build a fairer Brazil while visiting our university.

This is one of those special moments when you connect people and places to create something bigger. My friend Victor Fraga had launched his first film, The Coup d’État Factory

Alexandre Trindade and I doing public sociology together—my first appearance as a scholar in Cambridge Independent, a newspaper that reaches beyond the university bubble of Cambridge.

I am very happy to have had the opportunity to present my research work at the invitation of Clarec

My master's study will have a special English edition published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Happy to be able to give back to the places I have been. My book (in Brazilian Portuguese) is now available for consultation in the libraries

Book published in Brazil this week! Celebrating from afar

With Gui's help, we worked together on the cover for the book, based on my drawings.

Some good news! My first academic book will be published in Brazil!

After a turbulent year of the pandemic, I passed my master’s with a 'high pass'.

It was truly special to share my experience as a Brazilian living abroad in the UK on this university radio.

This was a very special occasion where I finally met in person the incredible scholar Rosana Pinheiro Machado when she came to Cambridge to talk about her new book Amanhã Vai Ser Maior (Tomorrow it Will Be Greater)

I never imagined or dreamt of returning to university in my 40s, after having two children. Transitioning from being a full-time mother—following a corporate career in Brazil and London—into the unknown