Meet Our 2022 BRIClab Visiting Scholars

Ana Rosa Alves

Ana Rosa Alves is a reporter covering international news for O Globo, a leading Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. She joined the newsroom in 2019, and writes mainly about global issues, climate policies, and Brazilian foreign affairs. Prior to graduating from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 2018, she was an intern at the United Nations Information Center for Brazil, where she covered stories related to human rights, immigration and social justice. Ana also was a research assistant at Getulio Vargas Foundation’s Public Transparency Program, studying compliance with freedom of information laws across Latin America. 

Marcos Mortari

Marcos Mortari is a Brazilian journalist, with a graduation degree in International Relations at Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo (FESPSP) and Investments and Private Banking at Ibmec (formerly Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais). In 2015, he won the MPT Journalism Award from the Labor Prosecution Office for his work about violence against journalists in Brazil. After an experience as a political analyst for the private sector during the presidential election in 2014 and the first months of former president Dilma Rousseff's second mandate, he dedicated his career to developing the political coverage strategy for InfoMoney ‒ one of the most relevant media outlets in the Brazilian financial and economic fields. As a political reporter and editor, he developed the Barômetro do Poder (Power Barometer). This monthly pool compiles the perceptions and expectations of some of the most influential analysts and consultancies in the Brazilian political risk field. He also hosted the weekly podcast Frequência Política (Policial Frequency) in partnership with the political analysis team from XP Inc.

Natália Portinari

Natália Portinari is a political reporter working for the Brasília bureau of O Globo, the largest daily newspaper in Brazil. She covers politics and investigations as it pertains to authorities. Before working in Brasília, she lived in São Paulo, where she covered telecommunications and technology at Folha de S.Paulo, another newspaper. She is a Law graduate at University of São Paulo.