I am a postdoctoral associate in the Center for Politics and Economics of the Public Sector (Cepesp) at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV). Previously, I held postdoctoral and lecturer positions at Yale University, Southern Connecticut State University, and the University of São Paulo. I study the political economy of development and, more specifically, clientelism and polarization. My article “Patronage Contracting” received the 2023 Best Paper Award from the Western Political Science Association. I received a PhD in Political Science from Yale and an MA in Political Science from the University of São Paulo.
Header: José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, Leitura (1892). Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo.
Half-length: Mick Carnicelli, Estação da Luz (1943). Private collection, São Paulo.