Born in Portugal in 1980. She studied at the creativity and artistic creation program of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in Lisbon. Alongside her work as a director, Cláudia develops a career as a photographer and is a guest professor at AR.CO and Catholic University of Porto. She made the documentaries In the Darkness of the Theater I Take Off My Shoes (2016), presented at Cinéma du Réel, Ama-san (2016), awarded at the film festivals DocLisboa and Karlovy Vary, and Amor Fati (2020, 45th Mostra), presented at Rotterdam Film Festival.