NATÁLIA MOURA MACHADO WAS BORN IN NOVA FRIBURGO, RIO DE JANEIRO. SHE MOVED TO THE STATE CAPITAL IN 2016 TO PURSUE A DEGREE IN MEDICINE. SHE COMPLETED HER MEDICAL EDUCATION AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO AND BEGAN HER RESIDENCY IN INTERNAL MEDICINE IN 2022. IN 2024, SHE STARTED HER CARDIOLOGY RESIDENCY AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY, WHERE SHE IS CURRENTLY COMPLETING HER TRAINING. DURING THIS TIME, SHE HAS BEEN DEEPLY MOTIVATED BY MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, BELIEVING IN THEIR POWER TO TRANSFORM THOUSANDS OF LIFES.