Obtained both B.A. degree in History (2015) and M.A. degree in History, International Relations, and Cooperation (2020) at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto. The Master's dissertation is entitled "A Teologia da Prosperidade num país em crise e sob o regime de austeridade: a perspectiva da Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus" (final grade 19 out of 20). This work analyzed the religious practice and discourse of one particular Neo-pentecostal group - the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - regarding the financial and economic crisis of 2010-2014, as well as the austerity policies that followed, in the Portuguese context. Sociology PhD candidate at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto (IS-UP/FLUP) with a research grant by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (ref. 2022.13279.BD). The main current research interests lie in the fields of Sociology, History, and Anthropology of Religion. More recently developed research on the intersection between the religious field and health, namely how religious rituals, such as praying and exorcisms, are pathways to individual experiences towards healing.