Multimedia journalist · Reporter at Estado de Minas · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Maria Lúcia
Passos
Reporting, video and voice for every screen. A multimedia reporter at the Estado de Minas newspaper and the Portal Uai news site, she researches, writes, presents, narrates and edits, from long-form features to vertical video, with a focus on culture, cities and memory.
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Video
On-camera presenting for YouTube and social media: hard news, service journalism and culture, with a direct style and strong screen presence.
Videos in Brazilian Portuguese.
Short · Portal UaiCorredores da poluição: estudo revela via mais poluída de BH
Video · Portal UaiAmazon fora do ar: pane global derruba apps, jogos e plataformas
Video · Portal UaiDe show de R$5 em Uberlândia à Banheira do Gugu: fatos curiosos sobre a Shakira no BR
Video · Portal UaiVai chover no carnaval? Confira a previsão do tempo
Short · Portal UaiO que o caso da égua mostra sobre o sistema de água em BH
Short · Portal UaiLewandowski anuncia saída do Ministério da Justiça
Short · Portal UaiComo foi o sábado de pré-Carnaval em Belo Horizonte
Short · Portal UaiComo será o julgamento de Bolsonaro no STF
Short · Portal UaiPromessa de reassentamento da BR-381 divide moradores entre esperanças e dúvidas
Video · Portal UaiPF desarticula esquema bilionário de devastação ambiental em Minas
Video · Portal UaiBrumadinho 7 anos depois: luto e ausência
Video · Portal UaiInhotim agora tem hotel: conheça o luxuoso Clara Arte em Brumadinho
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Reporting
Arts and culture, city life and memory: breaking news, profiles and in-depth features for Estado de Minas. Articles in Portuguese.
Image: Estado de Minas/D.A Press
Brumadinho: unidas na dor, famílias transformam luto em luta
Original headline in PortugueseSeven years after the collapse of the Vale dam in Brumadinho, the story follows relatives of the 272 victims who turned grief into a campaign for memory and justice. Part of Estado de Minas' special series on the disaster.
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Image: Estado de Minas/D.A PressLuto em cada coração, memória coletiva
Original headline in PortugueseCollective memory and grief: families, researchers and a space dedicated to the victims of the Brumadinho dam collapse.
Image: Estado de Minas/D.A PressCantiga de ninar vira mangá de terror ambientado em BH
Original headline in PortugueseArts journalism: how a Brazilian lullaby became a horror manga set in Belo Horizonte, due from publisher JBC.
Photo: Maria Lúcia Passos/EM/D.A PressQual quadrinho ler no FIQ? Veja as indicações dos próprios artistas
Original headline in PortugueseA reading guide curated by the comic artists of the International Comics Festival (FIQ) themselves. Text and photos.
Image: Estado de Minas/D.A PressHá 20 anos, grupo usa motos para recolher dados das urnas em MG
Original headline in PortugueseBehind the scenes of Brazil's elections: for two decades, motorcyclists have carried ballot data across rural Minas Gerais.
Photo: Larissa Kümpel and Maria Lúcia Passos/EM/D.A PressFicção e realidade: como reality shows inspiram drag queens de BH
Original headline in PortugueseProfile of Aquarela, the Belo Horizonte drag queen who made it to Drag Race Brasil. Text and photos, co-reported.
Image: Estado de Minas/D.A PressEntenda o papel das artes conceituais nos jogos digitais
Original headline in PortugueseCo-hosting an episode of the Glitch Clube videocast on the creative process behind video games.
Vandalism at the Clube da Esquina memorial
Full coverage of the attack on the memorial to Clube da Esquina, the legendary Minas Gerais music movement: the vandalism itself, reactions from residents and artists, an interview with the mayor and the next day's cultural protest. Four stories in 48 hours, with text and photography.
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Photography
Photojournalism and documentary photography: people, streets and color, in and out of the newsroom, always looking for the detail that tells the story.
Published in Estado de Minas
Photographs taken by the reporter on her own assignments and published by the newspaper.
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Freelance
Commissioned stories for news outlets, magazines, agencies and brands, on the ground in Belo Horizonte and across Minas Gerais, Brazil, or reported remotely. Working in Portuguese, English and French.
Reporting and profiles
Culture, city and lifestyle stories, profiles and features, from text to photos.
Social video
Scripting, shooting, presenting and editing vertical and horizontal video for YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
Voice-over and podcasts
Video voice-over, narration and podcast production, with studio recording.
Assignment photography
Photojournalism and documentary photography to go with stories and coverage.
Event coverage
Festivals, concerts, exhibitions and cultural events, delivered as text, photos and video.
Branded content
Copy, scripts and video for brands and cultural institutions, with a journalistic voice.
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About
A journalism graduate of PUC Minas university, Maria Lúcia Passos is a multimedia reporter at Estado de Minas and Portal Uai, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She built her career in an integrated newsroom that publishes simultaneously to print, web, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
She covers the full news cycle: pitching, reporting, writing, studio recording, presenting, voice-over and video editing. She also works on the distribution of the YouTube channel, handling publishing, SEO and the analysis of metrics and trends.
Film studies at PUC Minas and work at the production company Almôndega Filmes, on cultural funding proposals and research for documentaries, gave her a solid grounding in scriptwriting and film language. Drawing, photography and theater round out an eye trained on culture.