Hello Martelians! We are the magisters of Martel College. We are very excited about meeting you and guiding you through college. We believe in the power of community and that we are stronger when we work together and help each other. We are originally from Brazil and moved to the United States in 2004. We have a little girl, Isabella, who was born in Missouri but considers herself a Texan. We moved to Houston in 2017, when Isabella was just an infant.

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Daniel has a B.A. in History from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and completed his M.A. and Ph.D., also in History, at Emory University, in Atlanta, GA. He teachers history of Africa and the African Diaspora, and has conducted research in archives on both sides of the Atlantic. Daniel loves spending his time reading, even when it is not work-related, and watching movies.

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Livia has a B.B.A. from the Federal University of Parana, Brazil, and completed her M.B.A. at the University of Missouri, in Columbia, MO. While living in Brazil, Livia worked with International Business. In the U.S. she has focused her career on Human Resources and Finance administration. She currently works remotely as an HR Specialist for the University of Missouri. In her downtime, Livia enjoys reading about human behavior, parenting, and skincare. She also likes to watch romance, comedy, and light drama.

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Isabella graduated last spring from Rice Children’s Campus and is now moving to elementary school. She has visited Brazil a couple of times and is striving to learn to speak Portuguese. Isabella loves playing with her toys, doing artwork, especially with beads, and watching cartoons. Her favorite cartoon right now is My Little Pony. We are happy to be at Martel and look forward to welcoming you to the family!

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Daniel, Livia & Isabella.