Gustavo Italo Freire Martins

Gustavo Freire Martins is a doctoral student at Harvard University in the Department of African and African American Studies with a primary field in History. He also worked as a history teacher for teenagers and adults. His research interests lie at the intersection of Latin American History and African Diaspora History. His current work traces practices of illegal enslavement in Brazil and Angola, and the formation of Atlantic communities of survivors of the Middle Passage. Additionally, his research also explores Afro-Indigenous interactions in 19th-century Brazil. Gustavo holds a master's degree in Social History from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) and a bachelor's degree with a teaching license in History from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). His advisor is Dr. Alejandro de La Fuente.