Academic Zenaide Dias Teixeira Porto holds a post-doctorate from the University of Brasília in Educational Sociolinguistics. She holds a Doctorate in Linguistics from the University of Brasília (UnB) and a Master's in Language Studies from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). A higher education faculty member since 2006 and at the State University of Goiás since 2010, she is a member of the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Education, Management, and Regional Culture (CNPq); the Interdisciplinary Laboratory Research Group on Cognition, Learning, and Development (CNPq); and a member of the Brazilian Linguistics Association (ABRALIN). She is a faculty member in the Master's program in Management, Education, and Technologies at the State University of Goiás. She has published 23 scientific articles in CAPES-qualified scientific journals, 8 books, and 16 book chapters.