The document is a letter of recommendation for Caroline Pacheco's application to a PhD program in Education at the University of Western Ontario. It summarizes how the author first met Pacheco in 2007 as a student in a new Masters program in Music Education in Brazil where Pacheco stood out for her clear purpose, thirst for learning, research motivation, and ability to lead children's activities. It describes how Pacheco co-directed a community-based project reviving Afro-Brazilian and indigenous traditions through song, dance and celebration as a form of resistance. The author urges acceptance of Pacheco's application due to her commitment to scholarship and potential to contribute her diverse Brazilian experiences to the academic community.