[2] She graduated in journalism by Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.

[3] She lived in Spain, France and Germany, where she got a master's degree in communication studies.

[citation needed] Saavedra was an invited author at Festa Literária Internacional de Paraty (Flip) in 2010.

In September 2018, Carola Saavedra launched her novel Com armas sonolentas in Porto Alegre.

[2][4] Saavedra was a runner-up for São Paulo de Literatura and Jabuti prizes.