I have a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), one of Brazil’s top five universities.
I hold a Master’s degree in Engagement Journalism from the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY (New York), where I was awarded scholarships by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), the Revson Foundation and the Tow-Knight Center. I received an award from the Brazilian grassroots organization Garra for my capstone project, Women Against Violence Experiment (W.A.V.E.).
In 2026, I completed the LEDE program, a 10-week intensive on coding, data analysis, and visual storytelling at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. I’ve also taken courses in documentary production at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and I hold an Associate degree in Drama Arts from ETE Martins Pena in Rio de Janeiro. It’s the oldest theater school in Latin America.
Detailed professional experience available on LinkedIn.
*Varejão is pronounced Vah-Ray-JOW. Kinda.
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