Journalist, Leila has 25 years of experience covering national and international politics in printed newspapers and, most notably, on television, where she was outstanding in live historical coverages such as the Wolrd Trade Center bombing, in New York, in 2001.

She has specialization in International Relations from Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and stood out in coverages and special projects abroad, simultaneous translations in five languages and interviews with national and foreign personalities from several areas. She is also the director of the documentary "Letters from Bessarabia" (GloboPlay), filmed in Romania and Moldova, which adresses issues such as nationality, minorities and prejudice, based on a travel through the home region of her paternal grandparents'.