Mariana Castro
Journalist/Fact-checker
New York, NY
Detail-oriented multimedia Brazilian journalist based in New York City. Currently working as a reporter/fact-checker for Polygraph.info. Previous work includes Vox Media, Vice on HBO, Jigsaw Productions (working on the Emmy nominated documentary "The Inventor"), Newsweek.
Articles and videos published on Vox, Vice, Vice News Tonight and Newsweek.
Graduate from New York University with Honors, with a double major in Journalism and Political Science and a minor in Peace and Conflict Studies.
Experience in reporting, research, production, shooting and editing. Lifelong passion for investigative reporting – and interest in women's rights, politics (focusing on Brazil and Latin America), geopolitics and environmental issues.
Fluent in English and Portuguese. Intermediate Spanish.