Born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Winnie began her studies at CEFAR and Compasso Academia de Dança.
In 2008, after winning The International Dance Festival in Brasilia, she was offered a scholarship from Vladmir Klos and Birgit Keil to study at the Akademie des Tanzes Mannheim, where later she received her Masters Degree in Dance, followed by an engagement as apprentice dancer with the Staatsballett Karlsruhe.
In 2010 she was a guest dancer with the Ballet du Rhin in Mulhouse, France and in 2011 she became a member of the newly grounded Bundesjugendballett (German National Youth Ballet), directed by John Neumeier and Kevin Haigen, after 2 years she subsequently joined The Hamburg Ballet.
During her time at the Hamburg Ballet she perform various solos and important roles such as Cinderella’s Step-sister ; Pas de Six of Napoli, Pas de huit in the Nutcracker, Juliet’s cousin in Romeo & Juliet, Main roles in Renku, Petruschka Variations, Preludes CV among others from Neumeier's repertoire, working closely with Mr. Neumeier, Kevin Haigen and choreographers: Lloyd Riggins, Yuka Oishi, Orkan Dann, Natalia Horecna, Robert Binet, Masa Kolar, Thiago Bordin, Kenneth Tindall and Kristofer Storey.
She has performed in many cities around the world such as Tokyo, Moscow, St. Petersburg, London, Vienna, Shanghai, Beijing, Muscat, Cannes, Chicago, Washington DC, Madrid, San Francisco, Verona, Venice, Copenhagen, Luxembourg and all around Germany.
Since August 2017 Winnie has worked as a freelance dancer and choreographer, performing as guest artist with various companies around Europe: Poluninink Company, the English National Ballet London, the Opernhaus Zurich, as well as independent project in the theatre and film fields and her own works at venues such as the Elbphilarmonie in Hamburg and Luxembourg Philharmonie.
Her latest performances includes working with Sete Lagrimas and Benjamin Prins, stage directors on the creation of the theatre piece The Mysterious Princess, creation of the world premiere of Romeo and Juliet by Johan Kobborg, performed at the Arena di Verona in Italy and Little Red and the Wolf by Ross Freddie Ray performed at the Zaradye Hall in Moscow, both with Poluninink Company.
Winnie is also a Choreographer, filmmaker and a 200H Certified Yoga Teacher