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Showrunner, director, journalist, and writer. Holds a Master’s in Documentary from Goldsmiths College, University of London. Co-founder and partner of the creative house Bravos em Sentinela.Held an overall deal with Amazon Studios as a showrunner and director. At Discovery Networks International, she played a pivotal role in leading operations in Brazil under the Quota Law. Under DSI/Latin America she'd identified projects, scouted production houses, recruited talent, trained professionals, and led the development and production of over 45 films and series for channels like Discovery, Discovery Home & Health, Animal Planet, TLC, and Discovery Turbo. Her portfolio includes creating, developing, and overseeing successful original formats and factual series such as "Área Restrita," "LowRider Brasil," "Rio Resgate," "Desafio Celebridades," "Desafio em Dose Dupla," and lifestyle formats like "Troca de Estilos," "Menos é Demais," "200 Graus com Henrique Fogaça," "Role do Chef," and "Batalha de Cozinheiros with Buddy Valastro." she had also directed/ran, implemented and created shows for DSC as "Rio Ink", "Aeroporto 24/07" and "Mudar Faz Bem".In 2019, as Content Director, she established the operation of the Argentine/Spanish production company Boxfish in Brazil.In 2017, she implemented and led the Non-Fiction Development and Production Division for ELO Studios in partnership with Snack Content, a global data-driven studio. During this period, she supervised and led the creation, direction, and production of projects like the nonfiction feature "You Are Not a Soldier" (HBOMax/AppleTV+), the TV documentary "A Verdade da Mentira," focusing on disinformation and democracy during the 2018 elections (History), "Brasil de Imigrantes" (History), and "Desafio Impossível," a docureality/survival format for NatGeo Latin America/The Walt Disney Company/Disney Plus. This was NatGeo's first program developed simultaneously for Brazil and Latin America, integrating Ancine regulations and setting a new standard for cross-regional collaboration.Her portfolio includes directing at Rede Globo, "Big Brother Brasil" and the morning show "Mais Você" with Ana Maria Braga, also as executive editor and editor-in-chief. At TV Record, she directed the Brazilian version of FOX's "Changing Spouses," the docureality "Troca de Família."Throughout her dynamic career, Carolina has contributed to writing, reporting, photography, filming, and editing across various media, including MTV, Turner, Disney Channel, Bandeirantes, SBT, radio, web, magazines, and independent documentaries.

Listed skills include Entretenimento, Documentaries, Reality Show, Entertainment, and 10 others.