He holds a PhD in Anthropology and his Professor in the Department of Anthropology at ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon and has been a Visiting Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) in Brazil in 2009-10 and 2017-18. He was Vice-President of the Center for Research in Anthropology (CRIA) and Diretor of CRIA-IUL. He has made several investigations in Portugal, Spain and Brazil working on themes such as body, ritual, heritage, tourism and, above all, in the area of ​​cultural performances, artistic practices and political activism. He has been collaborating with diverse structures and artistic events.