Biography

Post PhD student, Center for Social Studies, University of Coimbra CES-UC; Doctor in Social Work from the Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro - PUC/Rio (2021), Master in Social Psychology (2017) and Specialist in Juvenile children's Law from the Universidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS (2015), Bachelor in Social Work from the Faculdade José Augusto Vieira - FJAV (2014) with Recognition of Diplomas in Portugal through the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa - ISCTE (2021). He works with research projects on Gender, Sexuality, Sexual and Gender Diversity, LGBTQI + Population, Violence and Hate Crimes, Justice and Public Security Systems, Human Rights, and Public Policies. In his doctoral thesis, entitled "Violência Contra a Diversidade Sexual e de Gênero em Sergipe: Uma análise dos registos oficiais da Secretaria de Segurança Pública entre os anos de 2015 e 2018", He made the first mapping of official complaints with homotransphobic motivations in Brazil (State of Sergipe). He has experience in serving vulnerable groups and victims of hate crimes (Brazil and Portugal). He is currently an Associate Researcher at Cies - Research Center for Sociology Studies at Iscte-IUL. Author of the research project: Violence Against Sexual and Gender Diversity in Brazil and Portugal. His most recent books are: Os Não Recomendados A Violência Contra a População LGBT em Sergipe (2018), Fora da Caixa: A Violência Contra a Diversidade Sexual e de Gênero na Educação (2019) e Violência e Saúde na Vida de Pessoas LGBTQI (coadjutoria, 2020).