Dr. Megg Rayara Gomes de Oliveira is a Black Travesti, with a degree in Drawing and a specialization in Art History from the School of Music and Fine Arts of Paraná; a specialization in African and Afro-Brazilian History and Culture from Tuiuti University of Paraná; and a master's and doctorate in Education from the Federal University of Paraná. She is an assistant professor in the Education department and a permanent professor in the Graduate Program in Education at the Federal University of Paraná. She is the coordinator of the Afro-Brazilian Studies Center at the Federal University of Paraná and the coordinator of the Affirmative Policies Commission in the Graduate Program in Education at the Federal University of Paraná.