Experience

REDES CLDS 4g

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Evaluation Consultant

  • 2021 - Present

  _ Evaluating the impacts of social development programs in Porto's Bonfim & Campanha neighborhoods from planning to execution. _ Gathering insights from community members and participants to guide the project's continuous improvement efforts at every stage. _ Establishing documentation processes to align stakeholders' vision, and ensure quality & consistency. Assembling an in-depth evaluation report to communicate project effectiveness to government & EU institutions. _ Evaluating the impacts of social development programs in Porto's Bonfim & Campanha neighborhoods from planning to execution. _ Gathering insights from community members and participants to guide the project's continuous improvement efforts at every stage. _ Establishing documentation processes to align stakeholders' vision, and ensure quality & consistency. Assembling an in-depth evaluation report to communicate project effectiveness to government & EU institutions.



merooficina

• Porto, Portugal

• Architecture & Museology Project Consultant

  • 2022 - Present

  _Reinforcing a government project to revitalize derelict spaces and convert ruins into homes and businesses. _Interfacing with architects & museologists to form an action plan to ethically convert a historical site into a luxury hotel. _Reinforcing a government project to revitalize derelict spaces and convert ruins into homes and businesses. _Interfacing with architects & museologists to form an action plan to ethically convert a historical site into a luxury hotel.



CES | Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra

• Portugal
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Researcher (Postdoctoral Fellow)

  • 2020 - 2021

  _Engaged social housing residents in three neglected zones within the Campanha neighbourhood to advocate their interests in the EU project URBiNAT (H2020). _Assessed populations' needs for programs to improve public spaces and quality of life. Lived amongst locals and mobilized resources to reinforce community-based initiatives. _Developed and implemented participatory and proximity methods to craft nature-based solutions to local challenges. _Documented processes with photos, videos, interviews and reports, and presented findings at conferences. Show less



Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU

• Brazil
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Professor

  • 2018 - 2019

  _Designed and instructed a new course titled Public Space, Culture, and Territory at the Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Design. _Examined Uberlândia's public spaces with theoretical and practical approaches. _Mapped public & private spaces and moderated discussion-based classes for 25+ graduates & post-graduates. _Advised students to produce a research-informed documentary that incorporated archival documents, interviews and direct observations. _Designed and instructed a new course titled Public Space, Culture, and Territory at the Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Design. _Examined Uberlândia's public spaces with theoretical and practical approaches. _Mapped public & private spaces and moderated discussion-based classes for 25+ graduates & post-graduates. _Advised students to produce a research-informed documentary that incorporated archival documents, interviews and direct observations.



Bienal de São Paulo

• Brazil
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Archival Researcher

  • 2011 - 2018

  _Boosted visibility and public engagement with a prolific collection of historical documents. _Planned and executed an integrated project focused on the collection's preservation, communication and research, resulting in an interactive online database. _Supervised an international research service, and coordinated academic, cultural and social partnerships. _Boosted visibility and public engagement with a prolific collection of historical documents. _Planned and executed an integrated project focused on the collection's preservation, communication and research, resulting in an interactive online database. _Supervised an international research service, and coordinated academic, cultural and social partnerships.



Independent

• São Paulo / Amsterdam/ Madrid /

• Cultural Project Coordinator

  • 2001 - 2011

  _Bridged cultural divides with 60+ events showcasing the diverse works of international artists and culinary experts. _Formed an active network around the events and leveraged popularity to obtain funding. _Bridged cultural divides with 60+ events showcasing the diverse works of international artists and culinary experts. _Formed an active network around the events and leveraged popularity to obtain funding.



Museu da Imagem e do Som de São Paulo - MIS

• Brazil
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Supervisor

  • 2003 - 2006

  _Supervisor at Laboratory for Photographic Preservation Technical. _Coordinating a team of eleven trainees from low-income communities of São Paulo and organizing cultural and educational activities with the team. _3-year project sponsored by Vitae Foundation in partnership with the Photographic Preservation and Conservation Center of the National Foundation of Arts (CCPF FUNARTE). _Supervisor at Laboratory for Photographic Preservation Technical. _Coordinating a team of eleven trainees from low-income communities of São Paulo and organizing cultural and educational activities with the team. _3-year project sponsored by Vitae Foundation in partnership with the Photographic Preservation and Conservation Center of the National Foundation of Arts (CCPF FUNARTE).



Abril

• Brazil
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Photographer

  • 2001 - 2005

  _Selected as a photographer for the XVIII Journalism Course of Publisher Editora Abril, São Paulo (2001). _Photographed landscapes, fashion shows and cultural events for various fashion & travel magazines under a publishing house's umbrella. _Featured works in solo and collective exhibitions in Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Campinas and São Paulo _Selected as a photographer for the XVIII Journalism Course of Publisher Editora Abril, São Paulo (2001). _Photographed landscapes, fashion shows and cultural events for various fashion & travel magazines under a publishing house's umbrella. _Featured works in solo and collective exhibitions in Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Campinas and São Paulo



Future Systems (and others)

• Belo Horizonte / Madrid / London

• Architect

  • 1994 - 1999

  _Practiced as an architect with various firms, such as Future Systems, Fernando Navarro y Bidegain, and Gustavo Penna. _Contributing to highly visible projects like the Lord’s Media Centre in London and the House in Wales’ interior design. _Practiced as an architect with various firms, such as Future Systems, Fernando Navarro y Bidegain, and Gustavo Penna. _Contributing to highly visible projects like the Lord’s Media Centre in London and the House in Wales’ interior design.