EN 
PT Our Team
At Énóis, gender, race, and territory are central, as our commitment to reducing inequalities and advancing democracy in everyday life begins within our own team. We are a group primarily composed of women and Black people, working in São Paulo, Pará, and Pernambuco.
In 2023, Sanara Santos became the first Black, transgender, and peripheral woman to join the leadership of a communication organization in Brazil, further strengthening our mission.
Administrative Assistant
She is a psychologist (USP) born and raised in Brasilândia, São Paulo. She works to make access to mental health services an accessible reality for everyone. She embraces duality and navigates between the Psychology/HR and Administrative/Financial areas.
Contact: alexia@enois.org
Operations Director
Founder of Énois, she manages the organization and fundraising. Graduated in Journalism (UFSC), with a postgraduate degree in Communication Management (USP), she is the mother of Tereza, passionate about the Prato Firmeza project, and is part of Instituto Camino and Aura Fellowship, which supports women activists.
Contact: amanda@enois.org
Coordinator of Administrative and Financial Department
Studying Accounting at Anhembi Morumbi. She has worked as a percussionist and financial director in carnival blocks and a university drumline. Born and raised in the east zone of São Paulo, she is engaged in issues related to the third sector, territory, feminism, and LGBTQIAP+.
Contact: bruna@enois.org
Communication Intern
Cesar, 25 years old, Communication Social student at UFPE/CAA, works as a reporter and editor for the Agreste Life Observatory (OVA) and researcher for Obitel-Brazil. He is interested in research in journalism, LGBTQIAPN+ representation, discourse, and subjectivity.
Contact: cesar@enois.org
Institutional Communicator
Journalist, institutional communicator at Énois, residing in Paraisópolis, cultural coordinator, general director at Canguru Paraisópolis – music studio, business management undergraduate at PUC (Pontifical Catholic University) and audiovisual producer.
Contact: gloria@enois.org
Laboratory Manager
Mother, pet guardian, from Belém. Graduated in Journalism from Mackenzie in São Paulo, she believes in strengthening community relationships as a possible path to democracy and a healthier life.
Contact: jessica@enois.org
Laboratory Director
Born and raised in the east zone of São Paulo in the Ilha Favela. A journalist graduated from Énois, she is the Director of Énois Communication Laboratory for peripheral newsrooms. She believes in a world where we can all thrive in our diversities.
Contact: sanara@enois.org
Institutional Development Director
Journalist with a master's degree in sociology, she works with a focus on sustainability and reducing inequalities. An ICFJ fellow; she worked for ten years in the economy sector, with publications such as Folha de S. Paulo and G1. She is the mother of Nuno and Maria.
Contact: simone@enois.org
Council 2025 -2027
Fabiana Moraes
Journalist, professor, and researcher at the Design and Communication Center of the Federal University of Pernambuco (NDC/UFPE) and columnist for The Intercept Brasil: and Gama Revista
Lúcio Vicente
Director of Instituto Akatu
Douglas Calixto
Journalist and professor at Mackenzie Presbyterian University and Unicamp, former communications manager at Porticus.
Nicolás Ríos
Head of Product and Education at DocumentedNY
Mafoane Odara
Psychologist, holder of a master’s degree in Psychology from USP, and awarded Human Relations Executive. She serves as a board member, consultant, and professor.