TEDxBlumenau

Speakers

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• Amanda Dias

  Journalista, Financial Manager, Founder of Grana Preta

  Amanda Dias is a journalist, financial manager, and founder of Grana Preta, a social impact business that has already supported more than 15,000 people on their journeys toward economic emancipation. Her work connects financial education, social mobility, and Afro-Brazilian knowledge to broaden the conversation around prosperity, good living, and economic justice.Hoje, além de empresária e educadora, Amanda também atua como comunicadora, criadora de conteúdo e apresentadora do podcast Prósperas, onde amplia conversas sobre dinheiro, afeto e futuro. Em sua fala, ela conecta vivência, ancestralidade e estratégia para mostrar que falar de dinheiro é, antes de tudo, falar de dignidade, autonomia e possibilidade de escolha.

• Amanda Noventa

  Professional traveler and Writer

  Amanda Noventa is a professional traveler, writing for Brazil's leading outlets and building a community of women travelers who don't just want to survive the routine — they want to explore the world.

• André Carvalhal

  Author, consultant, and specialist in design for sustainability

  Author of "A Alegria de Ficar de Fora," he offers a necessary counterpoint in an age where the power of choice seems to have been lost: stepping away from excess isn't escape — it's a conscious choice to reclaim attention and return to oneself.

• Carolina Delboni

  Educator, psychoanalyst, and writer

  Carolina Delboni is an educator, psychoanalyst, and writer specializing in adolescent behavior. A weekly columnist for Estadão and author of three books, she works at the intersection of education and adolescence in schools and institutions through consulting and lectures. A finalist for the 2024 Jabuti Prize, she believes that information is a tool for personal development and that it is possible — and urgent — to build kinder, more affectionate relationships with young people.

• Eduardo Carvalho

  Curator & Cultural Strategist

  Eduardo Carvalho is a curator, cultural strategist, and founder of Outra Onda Conteúdo. He creates projects that connect culture, science, and climate action. His work spans major museums—including the Museum of Tomorrow and the Rio Olympic Museum—and global climate diplomacy, curating Brazil’s presence at multiple UN Climate Conferences (COPs). Named by Blooloop as one of the 50 most

• Filipe Ivo

  Mathematician

  Filipe Ivo is a mathematician, holds a master's degree in quantitative methods in appraisal, and has been a professor for 25 years. With nearly two decades in the Judiciary of Santa Catarina, he serves as planning advisor to the Presidency of the TJSC — convinced that well-used data can help justice reach those who need it most, faster. Atuou em projetos do Poder Executivo e do Poder Judiciário na avaliação de desempenho de políticas públicas e institucionais.

• Lela Brandão

  Communicator, podcaster, and entrepreneur

  Communicator, podcaster, and entrepreneur, Lela Brandão shares her worldview through reflections grounded in the lived experiences of a woman who questions everything. A reference in community culture, she tackles deep topics in a lighthearted, good-humored tone, broadening the reach of these discussions and bringing theory into everyday practice.

• Luan Renato Telles

  Poet

  Luan Renato is a poet of terreiro and a researcher of orality. Two-time Santa Catarina state spoken word poetry champion (2022 and 2025). Currently pursuing a master's degree in Performing Arts at UDESC.

• Matheus Sodré

  Communicator, researcher, host, and screenwriter

  Born and raised on the internet, Matheus Sodré is a communicator, researcher, host, and screenwriter. Across short-form videos, long-form essays, his podcast (the "lan house," analog conversations about the digital world), and written pieces, he discusses culture, film, fashion, behavior, technology, and the future of things. He holds a degree in Social Communication from ESPM and is pursuing a master's in Creative Media at UFRJ's School of Communication.

• Mundano

  Artivist

  Mundano is a Brazilian artivist, defender of environmental and human rights causes, and founder of the NGO Pimp My Carroça and the Cataki app. In recent years, he has been collecting residues from some of the greatest environmental crimes in the country's history, creating his own paint from toxic mud, ashes from forest fires, and oil spilled on the beaches of the Northeast. Through his artivism, he works in the fight against the climate emergency.

• Natalia Mapuá

  Indigenous leader of the Mapuá people

  Natalia Mapuá is an Indigenous leader of the Mapuá people, from the Amazon, and an activist on climate, energy, and social justice issues. She works to connect youth, territories, and decision-making spaces at the national and international levels, contributing to a just energy transition and to the development of more inclusive public policies. Her work seeks to strengthen the participation of the Amazon and of young people in building solutions to the challenges of the 21st century.

• Néli Pereira

  Writer, journalist, mixologist, and cultural researcher

  Néli Pereira is a Brazilian writer, journalist, mixologist, and cultural researcher whose work explores the connections between cocktails, culture, and Brazilian identity. She is the author of Da Botica ao Boteco: Plantas, Garrafadas e a Coquetelaria Brasileira, a pioneering book on Brazilian botanical traditions and native ingredients. With a Master’s degree in Latin American Cultural Studies from the University of London, she has become a leading voice in Brazilian mixology, bridging traditional knowledge, cultural research, and contemporary drinks culture. An international spirits judge, mentor, speaker, and consultant, Néli has worked with major brands and institutions in Brazil and abroad. Néli is currently researching her second book while traveling across Brazil to document the people, flavors, and traditions that shape contemporary Brazilian culture.

• Taly Lima

  Playwright, slammer, and arts educator.

  Taly Lima is a playwright, slammer, and arts educator. She investigates the spoken word as a tool for reclaiming the right to tell one's own stories. Between theater, slam poetry, and education, she creates spaces of listening where people can discover the power of their own voice. She is co-founder of Slam Descoloniza Blu and DENGO, initiatives that expand access to the word and to Black narratives.

• Tayá Versa

  Actress, singer, poet, slammer

  A multifaceted Afro-artist, TAYÁ makes the word a territory of creation, memory, and resistance. An actress, singer, poet, slammer, visual artist, producer, and cultural activist, she has built a trajectory marked by the meeting of art, ancestry, and social transformation. Vocalist of the band Original Comscience and author of the book Leia-me nas Entrelinhas (2023), she takes part in literary and artistic projects that circulate throughout different regions of the country. Born in São Paulo and based in Santa Catarina, TAYÁ makes art a bridge between past, present, and future, recovering histories, affirming identities, and expanding horizons through writing and artistic expression.

• Uno Vulpo

  Physician, harm reduction practitioner, and sex educator

  Uno Vulpo is a physician, harm reduction practitioner, and sex educator. He is widely known for addressing taboo topics in a sharp, humorous, inclusive manner, free from moralism, seamlessly blending clinical knowledge with communication.

• Yane Marques

  Olympic Athlete, Brazilian Olympic Committee Vice-president

  Born in Afogados da Ingazeira, in the Sertão region of Pernambuco, Yane Marques is 42 years old and carries a pioneering spirit. An Olympic bronze medalist in Modern Pentathlon at the London 2012 Games, she remains to this day the only South American to have achieved this feat. The first woman to run for the executive board of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, she was elected vice-president for the 2025-2028 term. She is a former president of the Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission, holds a degree in physical education, specialized in sports management, and has a postgraduate degree in public management. For eight years, until the end of 2024, she served as executive secretary of sports for Recife, a challenge she took on as soon as she ended her career as an athlete. Married, she is the mother of six-year-old Maya.