PhD in History by the University of São Paulo (USP). She taught History at the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH) at USP and at Pontifical Catholic University (PUC) in Rio de Janeiro. She published by Editora Unesp South of the Body (2009), History of Sport in Brazil (2009), History of the Body in Brazil (2011) and History of Men in Brazil (2013). In 1998, she received the Jabuti and Casa Grande & Senzala awards for the book History of Women in Brazil (1997).