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C'est une informaticienne brésilienne.

C'est une informaticienne brésilienne.
She is a Brazilian computer scientist.
From Lesson 434:Professions and nationalities (il est / c'est un)·French

Questions & Answers about C'est une informaticienne brésilienne.

Why does this sentence use c'est instead of elle est to say 'she is'?
Because the profession (informaticienne) is modified by an adjective (brésilienne). If we just stated her profession without the adjective, we would drop the article and use elle est: Elle est informaticienne. But as soon as we add an article (une) and a modifying adjective, French requires c'est.
How do the masculine forms of the noun and adjective change to create this feminine sentence?
Both the masculine noun informaticien and the masculine adjective brésilien end in -en. To make them feminine, you double the n and add an e, resulting in informaticienne and brésilienne.
Why is brésilienne placed after the profession instead of before it?
In French, adjectives describing nationality, geographic origin, or religion always come directly after the noun they modify.
Does informaticienne only mean 'computer scientist'?
While it often translates to 'computer scientist', it is actually a broader term for anyone working in Information Technology (IT). Depending on her specific job, it could also mean software engineer, IT specialist, or programmer.

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