Juliana Gazzinelli de Oliveira holds a Bachelor's Degree in Tourism-Management in Hospitality from FUMEC University (2009), Belo Horizonte / MG, Master in Built Environment and Sustainable Heritage from the School of Architecture at UFMG (2014). PhD in History, Politics and Cultural Heritage by CPDOC / Getúlio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro (2019), where she defended the thesis "Three versions for a land: the case of Marinhos quilombola titling", which focused on the social relationship between the members of the quilombola community, the territory where they live and how they deal with internal conflicts, as well as the challenges they face in the struggle for more effective public policies. The research was developed from the analysis of documents from the processes of land title regularization and recognition as a quilombola, as well as oral history interviews with local residents, participant observation and ethnographic research.  From 2010 to 2015, at the Inhotim Institute's Inclusion and Citizenship Board, she developed research and work focused on the identity dimension of subjects, preserving and making available historical sources for the preservation of the local historical and cultural heritage. It has been developing, executing and coordinating social projects for ten years, involving vulnerable populations, with a focus on quilombola communities and populations impacted by areas affected by mining. She is currently a visiting postdoctoral researcher at CIES-Iscte, supervised by Dr. Sartia Mota, developing the research "Vulnerability, racialization and territoriality: the impact of mining extractivism on quilombola communities of Brumadinho, Brazil. Member of the National Association of History, ANPUH; Brazilian Association of African Studies; and ZERO- Sustainable Terrestrial System Association.