Eurídice Maria de Sousa Pereira was born on 20 October 1962 in the municipality of Moita in the Setúbal District of Portugal, where she still lives.

She obtained a degree in sociology from the NOVA University of Lisbon, specializing in administrative modernization and local authorities.

[1][2][3] Pereira began her career as the coordinator of professional internships at the Setúbal municipality and then became an advisor on social services.

In December 2005, she was appointed vice-president of the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Coordination and Development Commission, leaving this post in September 2007 to become the civil governor of Setúbal District.

In January 2022 she was third on the PS list for the constituency, with the party winning ten of the 18 seats available for Setúbal and a majority nationally.