Maria was born in Lisbon where she took her bachelors in Equipment Design. During this time, she did two semesters abroad: one in ESADParis (2019) and another one at POLIMilano(2021). While taking the masters in Product Design in ESAD Caldas da Rainha (2023), Maria took multiple courses in Cencal, mainly in ceramics. During this time she was also a volunteers at trianal de arquitetura in Lisbon where she was conducting visits for the project Open House. 
The designer interned in Berlin at chmara.rosinke (2023). The studio often works the theme of Food, which is a central topic of her master project, à mesa. Her interest in food, which is often used as tool to connect with the Other, arose when she started discovering new cuisines while working as a waitress.

Wrote an article for GHOMEZINE “ Intervenção em Design vs Design de Intervenção”. 
Currently researching at LIDA, on the INOAV.AM as a research fellow, working closely with printing ceramics and glass, meawhile developing self proposed prompts in her own studio.