Recently, scientists have observed unexpected differences between particles and antiparticles that challenge the Standard Model. Could these findings point to new, undiscovered physics? Magalhães is focused on refining theoretical models to discern whether such anomalies reflect “new physics” or simply reveal gaps in our current understanding.

Magalhães earned her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in physics from the University of São Paulo. She completed her postdoctoral work at the Brazilian Center for Physics Research and has lived in several cities, including Munich, Bristol, Madrid, Ubatuba, and now Campinas, along her scientific journey. Originally from São Paulo, Magalhães misses the ocean and finds her best ideas while cycling, swimming, or dancing to samba-reggae rhythms.

Currently a researcher at the University of Campinas and a member of the Large Hadron Collider (LHCb) collaboration.