She began her career on television in 2001, working on TV Ponta Negra, an affiliate of SBT, in Rio Grande do Norte.
[4] On November 6, 2014, Neila Medeiros began presenting the news program Notícias da Manhã after César Filho left for RecordTV.
The public's acceptance of the journalist is very high, both in Brasília and in São Paulo, where Neila left many fans and admirers of her work.
On June 16, 2021, Neila left SBT due to a reformulation at the station and on March 7, 2022, she agreed with RecordTV Brasília to present the local newscast DF no Ar.
In 2016, Federal District Judge George Lopes Leite granted habeas corpus in favor of Neila's family so that they could cultivate cannabis sativa (marijuana plant).