Born in Parintins (AM), Elaíze has indigenous origins and graduated in journalism from the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM). She has become a reference in reporting on indigenous peoples, traditional peoples and socio-environmental issues. Ten years ago, she founded Amazônia Real, together with Kátia Brasil, an independent and investigative journalism agency that produces in-depth content about Amazonian populations and the impacts of large projects on nature. Since then, she has covered neglected topics with independence and courage, because they involve conflicts of interest between economic power and traditional peoples. He was awarded the Vladimir Herzog Journalism Prize in 2022.
