2019 - Post-Doctorate in Democracy and Human Rights - Human Rights Center at University of Coimbra, Portugal
2017 - PhD. in Theological Ethics/Bioethics - Marquette University, United Stated of America
2011 - Master in Sciences in Religious Sciences - Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - Brazil
2007 - Master in Arts in Bioethics and Ministry in Health - Saint Camillus University - São Paulo, Brazil
2009 - Bachelor in Theology - Pontifical Salesian University - Rome, Italy and Salesian University of São Paulo, Brazil
2003 - Professional License in Nursing - Saint Camillus Technological College, São Paulo, Brazil
Research Interests
Bioethics/Medical Ethics
Human Rights
Liberation Theologies
Social Ethics
Past Events
Sarajevo 2018
Bogotá 2016
Recent Publications
Books: Liberation Ethics and Justice in Health Care: The Cry of the Poor (Lanham, MD.: Lexington Books, forthcoming)
Introdução à Cristologia Latino-Americana: Cristologia no Encontro com a Realidade Pobre Plural da América Latina (São Paulo: Paulus, 2014)
A Pobreza e a Graça: Experiência de Deus em meio ao Sofrimento em Simone Weil (São Paulo: Paulus, 2013)
Bioética, Saúde e Vulnerabilidade: Em Defesa da Dignidade dos Vulneráveis (São Paulo: Paulus, 2012)
Articles: “Laudato Si’: Integral Ecology and Preferential Option for the Poor” Journal of Religious Ethics 43, no. 3 (2018): 410-424
“Solidarity and Social Justice in Promoting Mental Health and Wellness among Impoverished People: Looking from Mercy and Liberation” Camillianum 16 (2018): 203-220
“Cultural Immersion and Global Health: An Experience Among the Guaranis” JHEA 2, no. 2 (2017): 34-39
“Democracia Como Obrigação e Participação: Dialogando com Simone Weil e Amartya Sen” Revista Paulus 1, no. 2 (2017): 77-86
Book Chapters: “John’s Gospel and Hope: Ethics of Freedom and Love” in Bridging Scripture and Moral Theology: Essays in Dialogue with Yiu Sing Lúcás Chan, ed. Cover, Thiede, and Burns (Lanham: Lexington Books, 2019), 215-226
“Non-Communicable and Chronic Diseases in Developing Countries: The Need of Palliative Care in Global Health Agenda” in Catholic Bioethics and Social Justice: The Praxis of US Health Care in a Globalized World, ed. Lysaught and McCarthy (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2018), 329-341
“Direitos Humanos e Saúde Pública Global em Diálogo Interdisciplinar e Libertador” in Ética Teológica e Direitos Humanos, ed. Zacharias and Castro Millen (Aparecida: Santuário; SBTM, 2018): 373-400
Professional Activities and Affiliations
Sociedade Brasileira de Teologia Moral – SBTM
Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church – CTEWC