There are still severe limitations in Portugal in terms of systematic, up-to-date and in-depth knowledge about the circumstances and living conditions experienced by Roma/Ciganos in Portugal. This poses a challenge to overseeing the outcomes and efficacy of public policies as well as efforts towards the integration of this community. This research aims to address these shortcomings by gathering and providing a broad, robust, and detailed data set from multiple sources through the implementation of a methodology characterized by methodological pluralism. Within this analytical framework, the present investigation shall employ a multifaceted methodology that encompasses both qualitative and quantitative techniques as well as participatory methodologies. In conjunction with two survey-based questionnaires designed to elicit data pertaining to strategic fields of inquiry such as health, employment, education, housing, vocational training, gender inequality, discrimination and anti-gypsyism - thereby yielding quantitative data - we will also leverage more nuanced qualitative information. This study will feature data gathered from sociological portraits obtained through in-depth interviews, ethnographies conducted across diverse socio-housing contexts, analysis of historical sources and participatory methods. Our approach to the development, execution, monitoring and dissemination of this research actively encourages the participation of individuals and groups with Roma heritage as key protagonists in shaping knowledge about their own community. The objective is to execute a comprehensive approach of collaborative knowledge co-creation, conducting research "with" the Roma/Ciganos rather than "about and for" them (Ryder, 2018). Throughout this endeavour, it is intended to engage with Roma organizations and informal groups, as well as other institutions that operate in close proximity with this community across different levels (local, regional and national). One of the...