Marília Pinheiro Pereira

Marília Pinheiro Pereira is a Researcher and Fellow of the Brazilian government's Programa Leitorado para Instituição Universitária Estrangeira, based at the Leitorado Brasileiro in Heidelberg, part of the Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies. Her research focuses on sociolinguistics, heritage language education, and pluricentric Portuguese, particularly in multilingual contexts. She develops innovative teaching materials addressing linguistic diversity and cultural anchoring between Portuguese and German. Active in anti-racism discourse in education, she contributes to projects like the UNESCO Chair on Language Policy for Multilingualism.

• Education: PhD in Language and Culture (Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil), focusing on Portuguese as a heritage and pluricentric language.

Her research explores didactic approaches for Portuguese in Germany, emphasizing intercultural and pluricentric perspectives. Current projects include methodologies for heritage language teaching and multilingual policy analysis. Publications span pedagogical frameworks and sociolinguistic studies, with a focus on Brazil-Germany dynamics. Teaching activities include courses on Brazilian cinema and scholarship.

Marília collaborates with Prof. Edleise Mendes at Universidade Federal da Bahia and contributes to international research networks. Contact details: Email, Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies.