MARIA CLARA PORTELA
Screenwriter

A screenwriter, director, and writer from Paraíba, she is currently pursuing a degree in Audiovisual Arts at the University of São Paulo.

She worked as a script assistant on the teen fiction podcast Depois Que Tudo Mudou (Globoplay), and as a screenwriting intern on the Amazon Prime Video feature film O Primeiro Natal do Mundo.

For television, she served as a script assistant on the 10th season of the reality show Que Seja Doce (GNT) and on the 7th season of The Taste Brasil.

She was part of the 2021 cohort of Globo’s Black and Indigenous Narratives Lab (Laboratório de Narrativas Negras e Indígenas).

Her short film Domênica, toda de branco…, which she wrote, co-directed, and starred in, is currently in post-production.

She is a staff writer at Mauricio de Sousa Produções and is developing her first feature-length screenplay as a selected fellow of the New Voices program.

Education

  • Undergraduate student in Audiovisual at USP

Filmography

  • “Depois Que Tudo Mudou” (2022) – Script Assistant. Teen romantic comedy fiction podcast on Globoplay.
  • “O Primeiro Natal do Mundo” (2022) – Script Assistant. Comedy feature film produced for Amazon Prime Video.
  • “Que Seja Doce” (2023) – Junior Script Assistant. Season 10 of the GNT reality competition show.
  • “The Taste Brasil” (2024) – Script Assistant. Season 7 of the GNT culinary reality show.
  • “Domênica, Toda de Branco…” (2025) – Director, Screenwriter, and Lead Actress. Short film (in post-production).
  • “Trago Seu Amor de Volta” (2025) – Screenwriter and Production Designer. Short film.

Work

  • Mauricio de Sousa Produções (2024) – Junior Writer; Participant in the New Screenwriters Training Program.
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