Paulo Matos

e-mail | paulopomatos@gmail.com

Paulo Matos is a Commander of the Reserved Remunerated Officer Corps of the Brazilian Navy. He holds a degree in Naval Sciences from the Naval School (1997), in Social Work (2014), and in History (2020) from Estácio de Sá University; a postgraduate degree in Hydrography from the Hydrography and Navigation Directorate of the Brazilian Navy (2000), and a Master’s degree in Remote Sensing from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) (2009). He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in History, specialising in African History, at the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon. During his career, he served as President of the Planning Committee of the Southwest Atlantic Hydrographic Commission, Representative of the Brazilian Navy at the Technical Secretariat of the Uruguay-Brazil Waterway, Vice-President of the Integrated Nautical Charts Commission of the Hydrographic Commission of Meso-America and the Caribbean, and Vice-President of the Capacity Building Committee of the Hydrographic Commission of Meso-America and the Caribbean. He is a collaborating researcher at the Centre for History of the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon, focusing on African History, the History of Angola, and the History of Benguela, particularly between the 18th and 20th centuries. His studies cover demographic dynamics, representations of the “other” in historical sources, travel accounts, manuscript sources, and regional historical cartography.