Athlete, Coach, Teacher

Physical Education, Sport Studies - University Institute of Maia [ISMAI]: Portugal

English, Portuguese

Clube de Trampolins de Salvaterra de Magos: Portugal

Carlos Matias [club, national]; Tiago Duarte [national]

Her parents both competed in trampoline gymnastics at national level in Brazil, and her mother was a four-time national champion. (omirante.pt, 21 May 2023)

She sustained an injury while competing at the 2018 World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. The injury meant she had to undergo surgery in January 2019. (agora.ismai.pt, 09 Jan 2020)

In 2013 she sustained ligament injuries to both of her feet. (cms.editora3.com.br, 24 Oct 2015)

Her parents were trampoline gymnasts in Brazil.

To compete at the Olympic Games. (omirante.pt, 21 May 2023)

"In everything I do in life, I want to give 100%." (agora.ismai.pt, 09 Jan 2020)

FROM BRAZIL TO PORTUGAL
She was born in Brazil and relocated to Portugal in 2015. Having previously represented Brazil at multiple editions of the world championships, she began representing Portugal in international competitions in 2022. "I came to Portugal for the first time in 2014 to train alongside [Portuguese coach] Carlos Matias and I got passionate about it. I stayed for two months only to train and I knew that was what I wanted to do in my life. [A year later] I came alone with the goal of training with the best." (vozdapovoa.com, 10 Jun 2022; agora.ismai.pt, 09 Jan 2020; omirante.pt, 20 Nov 2015; cms.editora3.com.br, 24 Oct 2015)

FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2020 she began studying for a master's degree in physical exercise and health. (Facebook profile, 22 Oct 2021)

OCCUPATION
She has served as a trampoline coach at the Clube de Trampolins de Salvaterra de Magos in Portugal. She also works as a teacher at the University of Maia in Portugal and serves as an international trampoline judge. (omirante.pt, 21 May 2023)