Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bio: Carol is a Master’s Candidate at the Center for Latin American Studies at the Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Carol graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in International Relations and Diplomacy and a minor in Translation and Interpretation from Dominican University in River Forest, IL. During her undergraduate studies, Carol participated in a study abroad experience in China, which drove her interest to better understand China’s influence in the Western Hemisphere, focusing on Latin America. Carol is passionate about foreign policy, diplomacy, defense, and collaboration. She hopes to use her time at the School of Foreign Service to deepen her knowledge and become a regional expert in her field. Most recently, Carol interned at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at Fort McNair, in Washington, D.C. Her responsibilities included supporting the Center’s research projects, ranging from assisting faculty and professional staff with long- and short-term research projects related to security and defense in the Americas. Carol also interns at the Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, where she supports incoming Diplomatic and Military Fellows in the development of fall 2026/spring 2027 syllabi, including researching course reading materials and collaborating on the structure of the courses.
Research Area – Substantive: US- Latin America Relations, China-Latin America Relations, Security and Defense in the Western Hemisphere
Research Area – Geographic: Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, Ecuador