Lia Lopes holds a degree in Tourism and has experience in managing cultural exchange programs. She was coordinator of academic programs and exchanges in the Office of International Relations at PUC-Minas and worked in the international exchange in various specialized agencies. Responsible for managing the cooperation agreements and partnerships of the BRICS Policy Center and its research projects, with local and international institutions, also responsible for coordinating logistic matters, the academic events and the BRICS Policy Center Fellowship Program.