Gabriela de Matos is an architect, curator, and researcher whose work explores the intersections of architecture, race, gender, and ecology. Founder of the Black Architects Project and Instituto Cambará in São Paulo, she fosters Afro-Brazilian spatial practices and narratives. She co-curated the Brazilian Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, which was awarded the Golden Lion for Best National Participation, and is currently a PhD candidate at TU Eindhoven and professor at Escola da Cidade. Her practice rethinks the built environment through justice-driven frameworks, bridging curatorial, pedagogical, and community-based approaches.