Klênio Barros is a scholarship holder at the Centre for Research in Psychology of Music and Music Education (CIPEM), at the School of Education (ESE) of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP) and an integrated researcher at the Institute of Ethnomusicology Centre for Studies in Music and Dance (INET - MD). He has a PhD in Ethnomusicology (2021) from the University of Aveiro, with research funded by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes/Brazil). He holds a Master's degree in Music (2014), with an emphasis on Ethnomusicology, from the University of Aveiro, a Postgraduate degree in Music, in the field of 20th and 21st Century Interpretive Practices (2011), a Bachelor's degree in Music (2009) and a Technical degree in Music (2005), from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN-Brazil). Among his most significant professional experiences is the position of Guest Professor at the School of Music of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (EMUFRN), from 2010 to 2012 and, more recently, his experience as a music teacher in the first cycle of basic education, for the Ílhavo City Council (Portugal) (2021-2022). He has published and presented academic work in the fields of Music Education, Ethnomusicology, Popular Music Studies and Music Performance at national and international events. He is a member of the organising committee of academic events held at the University of Aveiro and ESE | IPP. He is currently a scientific evaluator for the Jornadas de Etnomusicologia (XIII, IX and X), Colóquios Amazônicos de Etnomusicologia (VI, VII and VIII) and Encontro Regional Norte da ABET (Belém-PA, Brazil), and a master's student in Music Education at the Escola Superior de Educação do Instituto Politécnico do Porto.