Carol Barcellos is a nationally-renowned journalist and advocate for gender equality in media. She is passionate about inspiring young women across Brazil to break gender barriers through sports. 

As host of “Extreme Planet,” she participated in several physical challenges, including the North Pole Marathon and Atacama Desert Ultramarathon. In 2008, she published a book, Breaking the Limits, about the extreme challenges she undertook and how they apply to overcoming other challenges in life. Carol has completed six half marathons and two international marathons in Jerusalem and Buenos Aires. 

In addition to her television work, Carol founded Destemidas (“Fearless”), a project in collaboration with Fight for Peace, after covering the 2017 Boston Marathon. As part of the project, she provided athletic training for more than 30 young women in the underserved Maré community, as well as a safe space to discuss issues of gender. Carol is also one of the women behind #DeixaElaTrabalhar (#LetHerWork), a Brazilian national campaign for challenging sexual harassment against women in the workplace.