Gabriela De Matos – Brazil
Architect, Curator, Researcher
Gabriela De Matos is a Brazilian architect and urban planner, co-curator of the Brazil Pavilion at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale (2023) and winner of the Golden Lion for Best National Representation. She graduated in Architecture and Urbanism from PUC Minas and specialized in Sustainability and Management of the Built Environment. Gabriela holds a Master’s degree in Humanities and Rights from USP. She served as co-president of the Institute of Architects of Brazil in São Paulo and is a professor at the Institute Escola da Cidade.Her research focuses on Afro-Brazilian architecture, and she founded the project Arquitetas Negras, which maps the work of Black female architects in Brazil.
Gabriela has presented her lectures in several countries, including countries in South and North América and Europe.