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The story behind it: My family is originally from Brazil and I was named after my grandmother, so it was important to my parents that we keep the Brazilian pronunciation. (And yes, this is what every first day of school has been like for me.) 

Why I Do What I Do

I believe that storytelling has the power to open someone’s eyes.
And I believe that telling those stories can help us all find a way to better relate to and care for one another.

Who I Am

I'm a Brazilian-American actress, who spent my childhood in the crazy little college town of Clemson, South Carolina (Go Tigers!).

I found my passion for acting at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, where I attended the residential high school program. After high school, I moved to New York City where I studied theater performance at Fordham University for two years before deciding to continue my studies at the Atlantic Acting School in the Full Time Conservatory program.

Since graduating from the Atlantic, I've worked on a variety of theater and film projects, as well as diving into writing and developing projects for TV and indie film. I’m particularly interested in creating art that challenges perspective and fosters a deeper understanding of people in circumstances that differ from our own, with a focus on family, identity, and religion.

People, places, and things that made me who I am