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Maria Rita Loio

Maria Rita Loio

Email: mariaritaloio@gmail.com

Maria Rita Loio holds a degree in Journalism and a master’s in Leisure, Heritage and Development from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Coimbra, where she is currently pursuing a master’s in History, specializing in the Early Modern period. She conducts research on the English mercantile presence in Portugal during the 16th and 17th centuries, focusing on integration dynamics and the construction of social networks by the English Catholic community in Lisbon. She is a research collaborator at the Centre for the History of Society and Culture at the University of Coimbra and participates in genealogical research projects in both institutional and private contexts.

Main interests and research topics: Social history; Economic history; Foreign communities in Portugal; Microhistory; Genealogy.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5023-4015

Ciência Vitae: https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/9F18-0A29-06F7

Repository: https://coimbra.academia.edu/MariaRitaLoio