Social entrepreneur. Co-founder and director at Raízes Desenvolvimento Sustentável, a Bcorp engaged in vulnerable communities and women empowerment. Member of the advisory board of Projeto Bagagem and The Impact Hub BH, Mariana has been working on community-based and sustainable tourism projects, entrepreneurship, strategic management of associations and networks and coordinating several projects that involve multidisciplinary teams.

PhD in Psychosociology of Communities and Social Ecology (UFRJ), Master in ​​Cultural Heritage (FAU-USP), specialist in Urban Environmental Planning (PUC-MG) and Social Business Management (Fundação Dom Cabral), graduated in Tourism (UFMG).