After receiving her Master's Degree in Communication and Languages from University Tuiuti do Paraná and her diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language from University of Salamanca, Maria has been worked as a freelance translator Spanish<>Portuguese. She is a Sworn Translator and Conference Interpreter and worked for companies like Tecnoelite Holding, Telles-Fonseca-Staut-Agustinho Sociedade de Advogados, Geplan Planejamento de Obras, Master Comunicação e Editora Positivo. She is certified by Brazilian Translators Association - ABRATES.