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She joined PÚBLICO at the end of 1999 as an intern in the Culture section, where she remained for ten years. She was a Nieman Foundation for Journalism fellow at Harvard University, USA (2009-2010). She is part of the Society section, writing about topics related to immigration, racism, and human rights. She received the Gold Medal for Human Rights from the Assembly of the Republic, and several awards such as the Gazeta, AMI - Journalism against Indifference, Human Rights and Integration Print Journalism (National Commission of UNESCO), Communication "For Cultural Diversity" (High Commission for Migration), Hearts with Crowns, and Children's Rights in the News. She is the author of the series "Racism in Portugal," a portrait of racial inequalities in Portugal, which will be the focus of one of the sessions of this anti-disinformation reading club.

Born in Buenos Aires, she graduated in Philosophy from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the Nova University of Lisbon. She began her career in journalism in 1992 at the Jornal de Letras, having collaborated with RDP (Portuguese Radio and Television), and with magazines such as "Grande Reportagem" and "Ler," among others. In 1996 she started collaborating with Expresso and has been a staff member of the newspaper since 2003. In 2016 she won the Gazeta de Imprensa Prize, as well as an honorable mention in the Cáceres Monteiro Reporting Prize. In 2020 she was distinguished in the "Children's Rights in the News" Prize. In 2025, she obtained 3rd place in the Journalism Prize "Analyzing Poverty in the Press," awarded by EAPN Portugal/European Anti-Poverty Network. It is with Rui Duarte Silva, author of the report "The Forgotten Ones," published in Expresso, that we address the challenge faced by immigrants who are unable to renew their Residence Permit, and this will be the focus of one of the sessions of this anti-disinformation reading club.

Independent journalist working between Portugal and the Levant. Her reports have been published in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Washington Post, BBC, Público and Expresso. Through her writing, she seeks to denounce situations of oppression, injustice and environmental destruction, and to tell stories that inspire solidarity, empathy and hope. She received the Gazeta de Imprensa Prize and the UNESCO Human Rights and Integration Journalism Prize in 2023 for her report “Freedom, up there: the birds of Gaza”, published in Expresso, dedicated to birdwatchers in Palestine, a report that will be the focus of one of the sessions of this anti-disinformation reading club.

Journalist, born in Porto (1970). Worked at Diário de Notícias, O Independente and Visão magazine. Won the Orlando Gonçalves Prize, the Gazeta Grand Prize, the Gazeta de Imprensa Prize and the Vicente Jorge Silva Journalism Excellence Prize. Published eight books, including “Inside Chega – The Hidden Face of the Far-Right”. He is a member of the jury for the True Story Award, one of the most important journalism awards in the world, and over the years has conceived and coordinated cycles of debates and conferences on contemporary Portugal, in various areas and institutions. In recent years, he has dedicated a large part of his work to covering and investigating right-wing radicalism in Portugal, with prominence in the international press. He is the author of the report “The Armed Wing of Chega”, published in Visão, which paints “a portrait of the police and military underworld” associated with the party, and which will be the focus of one of the sessions of this anti-disinformation reading club.