Monyca is a lawyer with a master’s degree (LLM) in Entertainment Law from the University of Westminster in London, where she was a British Council Chevening fellow. With an extensive professional experience in the UK, Brazil and Portugal she has been advising a wide range of artists from the Tropicália composer Capinan and singer Mateus Aleluia (former member of the legendary group Os Tincoãs) to Hip Hop icons Os Racionais and Rincon Sapiência and acting as a legal consultant for music festivals and conferences including Tomorrowland Brazil, SIM São Paulo and Afropunk. Monyca was also a TEDX organizer in Brazil and a guest lecturer at UERJ and FGV/SP Universities, as well as the rights clearance specialist for the documentary film “Axé – Canto do Povo de Um Lugar” and several other audiovisual projects.