PhD in Social Sciences – specialization in Anthropology from the Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences (ISCSP) – UTL. The doctoral thesis dealt with issues of Gender and Informal Economy in Maputo City. Master in Intercultural Relations – Open University. The master’s dissertation dealt with the issue of the Identity Representations of Women in the Islamic Community of Lisbon. Erasmus scholarship holder at the University of Pisa, Italy where she completed her degree monograph under the supervision of Prof. Professor Enrico Talliani. The monograph dealt with the cooperation process of the Diocese of Livorno for the sedentarization of the Wagogo, a Tanzanian ethnic group from the Chikopelo/Dodoma region. Assistant Professor with permanent appointment at the Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences (ISCSP/ULisboa). Researcher at the Centre for African and Development Studies, of the Lisbon School of Economics and Management (CEsA/ISEG/CSG/ULisboa). President of the African Commission of the Lisbon Geography Society.