I started very early, I was between 14 and 15 years old, unfortunately this is very common in Brazil because most families are poor and I was part of one of these families.
I am a black woman, society differs us by the color of our skin, we doubt our ability and yet, unfortunately, we still receive less than white women.
I am autistic and I have a hearing impairment, people think that people with disabilities should not work because they do not have the capacity for it ... I wrote a little about autism here.
Nevertheless, I keep working!
Yes! I went through a lot of bad experiences, I never worked on any project or company that I really liked, but I was still on the job because I had bills to pay and I needed to prove to myself and everyone how capable I was, how able I still am!
My area is infrastructure and data engineering!
Nevertheless, I mentor other black women!
There is nothing more rewarding than being able to help other women, whether to teach, to help, to support! It's wonderful to know that I can be inspired by other black women and be able to help others.
Nevertheless, I'm from the community!
I started speaking in 2018, it was my biggest personal challenge! Since then there have been more than 40 lectures, most of them technical and at the end of last year I received an event award called The Developers Conference and this year I received three nominations for Women In Open Source!
I coordinated a global community called PyData (PyData Porto Alegre) and also created one of the first charity events in Brazil, Tech && Beer.
I love the community so much that I met my husband in it!
My mission ...
Last year was a very difficult year I struggled with many problems but in the end everything worked out, I lost several hairs in this process but in the end I won. My mission is to continue engaging other people and not give up on them or me.
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