Carolina Portela
Multimedia Artist · Stylist · Visual Storyteller
São Paulo, Brazil
Email: prtlcarolina@gmail.com
Instagram: @cacaportela

PROFILE

Multimedia artist with a background in Fashion Design and professional experience in styling, costume design and visual storytelling. My practice is grounded in image-making, narrative construction and hands-on creative processes across fashion and audiovisual projects. I am currently expanding my work toward animation as a narrative and visual medium.

EDUCATION

BA in Fashion Design
Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP), São Paulo
2019 – 2024

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Stylist & Visual Creator
2022 – Present
– Visual conception and styling for editorial, commercial and audiovisual projects
– Collaboration with photographers, filmmakers and creative teams
– Development of narrative-driven visual concepts

Costume Department – 2nd Assistant
“Tá Tudo Certo”, Disney+
2021

Styling & Fashion Production Intern
Pinga Store
2022

Visual Merchandising, Styling & Fashion Production Intern
FARM Rio
2019 – 2020

Branding & Social Media Intern
MR Jobim Studio
2020

COURSES & CONTINUING EDUCATION

Fashion Design Summer School
Central Saint Martins

Fashion: Visual Presentation
Parsons School of Design – Continuing & Professional Education

Fashion Styling (Online)
London College of Fashion

Social Media Strategy for Fashion (Online)
London College of Fashion

Creative Process Workshop
FFW & High Low

Drawing & Illustration Techniques
EBAC

Journalistic Writing
SENAC

Fashion Journalism: From Brief to Editorial Text
Cásper Líbero

SKILLS

Languages
Portuguese (Native)
English (Fluent)
French (Advanced)

Creative & Technical
Visual Storytelling
Styling & Costume Design
Illustration & Drawing
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Premiere Pro