🌍 Anthropologist and cultural researcher with interests in culture, maritime studies, craftsmanship, visual heritage, and the ways communities preserve memory, identity, and continuity across generations. Particularly interested in fostering dialogue and meaningful connections between communities through culture, shared experience, and collaborative initiatives.

🎓 Graduated in Anthropology and Museology from NOVA University Lisbon.

📚 Contributor to cultural and literary initiatives, including the anthology Liberdade - Antologia da Poesia Livre published in collaboration with Chiado Books.

🤝 Actively engaged with institutions, associations, and initiatives connected to arts, culture, heritage, maritime traditions, and social action, supporting projects that encourage stewardship, cultural continuity, volunteerism, and the strengthening of community life.

🎥 Participated in television and film productions, including the movie O Nosso Cônsul em Havana, as well as cultural initiatives and community events connected to literature, music, oral tradition, and local heritage.

Guided by a deep appreciation for family, faith, hospitality, and savoir-faire, his work reflects an enduring interest in the values and traditions that strengthen communities, institutions, and human relationships across generations.

José Azuaje-Fidalgo.