[1] Arruda began her bachelor's degree in Physical Education in the Catholic University of Brasília but didn't conclude it.

Flávia worked in Taguatinga for a while, until she decided to open a school in Recanto das Emas.

[2] Married to former Governor of the Federal District, José Roberto Arruda, Flávia is mother of two daughters.

[4] A few years later, she moved to São Paulo, where she was a weather presenter in a national TV news program.

In 2021, she was elect Chair of the Planning, Public Budget and Oversight Mixed Committee of the National Congress.