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Lucilene REGINALDO holds a B.A. and M.A. in History from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, and a Ph.D. in History from the State University of Campinas. She is currently a lecturer in African Studies - History of Africa at the State University of Campinas. She has experience in the areas of History Theory and Methodology, History of Bahia and History of Angola and Congo, 18th century. Her research focuses on black brotherhoods in the Portuguese Empire, the church and Catholic missions in Angola and Congo.