Raquel Mendes Pereira holds a PhD in Anthropology: Politics and Displays of Culture and Museology (ISCTE-IUL, NOVA FCSH, CRIA). She was an FCT Fellow between 2015 and 2019. She also has a degree in Anthropology (ISCTE-IUL) and a Master of Sciences (MSc) in Anthropology: Globalization, Migration and Multiculturalism (ISCTE-IUL). She has extensive training and professional experience in photography, multimedia, and as an outreach worker.