Rodrigo Faria Gonçalves Iacovini

PhD in Regional and Urban Planning at the University of São Paulo, with bachelor degree in Law at the Federal University of Ceará. Coordinator of the Citizenry School in Polis Institute, international relations officer at the Global Platform for the Right to the City and columnist at Le Monde Diplomatique Brasil and Bemdito Jornalismo. Consultant for civil society organizations (Oxfam Brasil, INESC, among others) fostering dialogues and institutional process of strategic planning, evaluation, etc. Former legal advisor for the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Raquel Rolnik, and executive coordinator of the Brazilian Institute of Urban Law. Founding member of LabLaje. Beyond urban issues, has been working with education on human rights for more than 10 years and was part of the support team of the Ceara's Committee for Education on Human Rights, having researched also scholar mediation. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)