Thais Rosa
Tourism professional and Supervisor of the Coordination of Afrotourism, Diversity and Indigenous Peoples at EMBRATUR. CEO of Conectando Territórios. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Memory from UNIRIO, as well as postgraduate degrees in Environmental Analysis and Territorial Management from ENCE; Economics, Tourism and Cultural Management from UFRJ; African and Afro-Brazilian History from FACHA; and Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. She is also a tourism guide accredited by Embratur.
She has worked as a consultant for UNESCO and the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism. She developed the Mapping of the Afrotourism Ecosystem in Brazil, the Diagnosis of Public Policies for Afrotourism, and the Afrotourism Guide in Brazil. She has also worked on Community-Based Tourism projects with traditional communities across Brazil.
She is an alumna of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI), sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
She has spoken at international conferences in Colombia and the United States and has organized events and exchange programs between Brazil and the United States.
In 2025, she was recognized as Brazil’s Best Afrotourism Professional by Guia Negro and named Best Consultant by the Victor Awards.
In 2026, she participated in the United Nations Permanent Forum of People of African Descent in Geneva.