Valdir Pierote Silva

Occupational therapist graduated from the School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (2009), with a specialization in Social Occupational Therapy from the same institution (2014). Holds a Master's degree and is currently a PhD candidate in Aesthetics and Art History at the Interunit Graduate Program in Aesthetics and Art History at the University of São Paulo (PGEHA-USP). Works at a Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Care Center II (CAPS IJ II) in São Paulo, Brazil. Member of Casa das Áfricas Amanar. Former lecturer in the Occupational Therapy programs at the University of São Paulo's School of Medicine (20212022) and at the ABC School of Medicine (20172018), and has also served as a clinical supervisor in the USP undergraduate program (20202021 and 2023). Has experience in the fields of mental health, harm reduction, social occupational therapy, and the arts. His research focuses on migration and human mobility, African cultural and aesthetic universes, contemporary African art, and contemporary art from Mozambique. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)