Mariana Meloni studied Art and Design in the early 1990’s in the United Kingdom. Has a degree in Social Sciences with Anthropology license, and her final paper was "Fotografia e Fetiche: Um Olhar sobre a Imagem da Mulher” (Photograph and Fetish: A Look at the Woman’s Image), advised by Mariza Corrêa. In the late 1990’s, she studied with José Mojica Marins, a.k.a. Coffin Joe, and Sandra Kogut. In partnership with Leandro Vieira, he founded Brócolis VHS - Video Homeless System, a production and distribution company.