Maria is originally from Brazil, where she completed a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and subsequently worked as a reporter. She moved to Berlin in 2012 and completed a Master's degree in Media and Political Communication at the Freie Universität Berlin in 2018. Since then, she has held positions in event management, public relations, academic administration and project coordination at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Robert Koch Institute. Since January 2024, she has been working as a consultant for science communication and public relations at the Cluster of Excellence “Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS)”.