A graduate in Cultural Production from FAAP (São Paulo), she worked for over 15 years in the national and international contemporary art scene, working in exhibition production, project management, photography, and assisting artists such as Tunga and Rosângela Rennó. She also worked with teams from important art galleries, participating in projects presented at institutions such as the Louvre Museum (Paris), MoMA PS1 (New York), and CCBB Rio de Janeiro.

In 2020, upon returning to the farm where she grew up in southern Minas Gerais, she began to take a closer look at the challenges faced by rural schools in the region. This experience gave birth to the Mirante Association.

As the organization's founder and president, she is dedicated to strengthening public education in rural areas, developing projects in partnership with municipalities, public universities, companies, and civil society organizations.

Today, its focus is on building partnerships, mobilizing resources, and developing solutions that help reduce educational inequalities and expand opportunities for children, young people, and educators living in rural areas.

She believes that education is one of the main ways to transform territories and that lasting change happens when different sectors work together towards a common purpose.

Forestry Engineer from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Master in Animal Science and PhD in Sustainable Agriculture from the José do Rosário Vellano University (UNIFENAS). Works in the areas of sustainability, regenerative agriculture, agroecology, soil microbiology and socio-environmental consulting.

She is the founder of EducaTerra, a company dedicated to academic writing, translation, and text editing, bridging scientific knowledge, education, and communication. She also participates in projects focused on implementing regenerative practices on rural properties.

At Associação Mirante, she is responsible for institutional communication, contributing to the production of content that values rural education, the knowledge of communities, and their relationship with the territory. She believes in communication as an instrument to make knowledge accessible, strengthen socio-environmental initiatives, and broaden the dialogue between science, education, and society.

He is a producer of coffee, sugarcane, and livestock in southern Minas Gerais. He has served as President or Director of representative entities of Brazilian agribusiness such as the Brazilian Rural Society, the Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association - BSCA, the Sugarcane Industry Union – ÚNICA, the Sugar Syndicate of Minas Gerais, and is currently a member of the SRB and BSCA Council. He was Director of Adecoagro, one of the main agro-industrial companies producing ethanol, sugar, and biomass energy in Brazil, in Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul, and participates in its Board of Directors.

She holds degrees in Business Administration and Pedagogy, with specializations and MBAs in Finance, Management, and Education. Her professional trajectory combines two great passions: management and people development.
In the field of Management, he worked for over 12 years as a manager in a credit cooperative and, for more than 7 years, provided commercial, administrative and executive consulting to important companies in our region.
In Education, she worked for over 13 years as a tutor in higher education courses related to her fields of study and also developed projects at Senac Minas, working in the pedagogical supervision of programs such as the Young Apprentice program and in technical training courses in different areas.
Today, she manages the financial area of a large agribusiness company in southern Minas Gerais. She believes that knowledge only makes sense when it is shared and, therefore, wants to transform lives that will change the world. Her social and volunteer project, "Training and Development with Fer," seeks to expand opportunities for qualification, career planning, and professional reintegration for young people and adults. As she always says: "Let's make the wheel of good turn together!"

With a degree in Economics from PUC-Rio, André has worked in strategic planning for large companies such as Adecoagro and VALE. A decade ago, he transitioned to the cultural field, working as an actor, cultural producer, and content creator for the Soltos SA channel. Today, he dedicates himself to sustainability in a new content project and believes that digital literacy should be taught to everyone.

Award-winning director and photographer at several international festivals for her unique perspective that values beauty and realism, she was a pioneer in using only natural light in her films. Throughout her career, she has produced everything from web series, short and feature films, to advertising films for major brands such as Adidas, P&G, Unilever, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Netflix, GM, and Honda. Naturalism and spontaneity are the essence of her work. She believes that only through education can we transform lives. "Knowledge is paramount, and it should be for everyone."

Sociologist, doula, and educator. Holds a degree in Social Sciences and a teaching qualification in Sociology from the São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), a master's degree in Sociology from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), and is a former doctoral student in Social Sciences at the same institution. She works in the areas of sociology of race relations, Black theater, race relations in education, race relations and health, and perinatal education. She has experience as a teacher of English, sociology, philosophy, and scientific methodology; and in the training of educators for the implementation of laws 10.639/03 and 11.645/08, which establish the guidelines and bases of national education, to include in the official curriculum of the education system the mandatory theme of Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous History and Culture. Founder and coordinator of the perinatal education group "Materna Alfenas". Activist for the humanization of childbirth and the fight against obstetric violence, activist in the Black and Black women's movements, creator of Espaço Sankofa /Alfenas; Former Coordinator of the Program for Monitoring Pregnant Women in Vulnerable Situations in the Municipality of Alfenas-PAGE and member of the scientific committee of the International Symposium on Childbirth (SIAPARTO). Mother of 2 boys. Believes that knowledge and acceptance have the potential to integrate and transform realities, and makes this construction her purpose.

PhD candidate in Geography at UFMG. Master's and Bachelor's degree in Geography from UNIFAL. Works as a teacher in the public school system of Minas Gerais and conducts research related to education for rural communities, especially those involved in family farming.

She believes that considering the territory in the formation of this population is essential, as is proposing educational public policies that do not limit the education of these individuals to urban reality.

It aims for an education that strengthens understanding of their rights and contributes to building dignified conditions for remaining, working, and living in and from the countryside.

A graduate in Portuguese and Spanish Language and Literature from USP (University of São Paulo), she is currently a professor at UNIFAL-MG (Federal University of Alagoas, Minas Gerais). From an early age, she showed an interest in language and always knew she wanted to dedicate herself to teaching. She develops various educational projects at the University, including inter- and transdisciplinary approaches. She believes in education as a process of individual emancipation and for the construction of a more just, ethical society committed to civic values.