Marcelo Peroni  is an actor, director and childhood researcher with a career focused on art and policies for children.

With a postgraduate degree in Culture (ECA/USP), a degree in Literature and a degree from the Célia Helena Theater School, he has directed and produced shows for children and young people, such as Scaratuja and Brun Blaà, presented in Italy and Spain.

Since 2001, he has been stage director of the Canarinhos da Terra Petrobras/UNICAMP Social Project. As an actor, he has taken part in award-winning shows such as “É Tudo Família!” and “O Muro de Sam”.

He has performed internationally in festivals and artistic residencies, such as the Visioni di Futuro Festival, Visioni di Teatro (Bologna), and has completed training courses in the field of childhood at INSEAD (France), the University of Yucatán (Mexico) and the London School of Economics (United Kingdom). Between 2017 and 2024, he was Jundiaí’s Secretary of Culture, coordinating the Children’s Committee and promoting events such as the International Children’s Forum and the two editions of the Brazilian Meeting of Children’s Cities.

Since 2023, he has led the Brazilian Children’s City Network, linked to the Associazione Francesco Tonucci (Italy).

She has produced theater festivals for children and participated in documentaries about childhood. In 2022, she received the Mário de Andrade Medal for her work in the fields of culture and children.