She graduated in Law from the University of Coimbra and is a journalist, commentator, columnist and writer.
She was editor and chief editor of the weekly Expresso, where she writes the column «Capricious Feather» and continues to publish regularly. She was also on the editorial boards of the newspapers A Tarde, Correio da Manhã and Jornal de Letras.
For four years (2000-2004), she directed the Casa Fernando Pessoa, where she re-founded the magazine Tabacaria, and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Centro Cultural de Belém (2010-2013).
She is a resident commentator on SIC Notícias’ political current affairs programme «The Axis of Evil» and Canal Q’s programme «What Remains of What Passes». She co-wrote the television programmes «Figures of Style» with Vasco Graça Moura, and «Chatter», both on RTP2, and «The Path is Made by Walking» with Mário Soares, on RTP1. She also appeared on the television programme «The Lord Who Follows» on SIC.
She has published books of short stories, collections of essays and chronicles and a novel. She is a member of the jury for the Pessoa Prize and the German Marshall Fund in Portugal, and is a member of the General Council of the University of Coimbra.