I am a PhD candidate in Environmental Engineering at Eawag and ETH Zürich, Switzerland. With a background in Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Urban Planning from Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, my work sits at the intersection of cities, climate, and equity. I develop tools that help cities make fairer decisions about heat mitigation and adaptation, operationalising Thermal Justice. Using climate models, I study how tree planning and water management can bring cooling to neighbourhoods most affected by heat stress.

Put simply, I work to understand where cities should plant trees to most effectively cool down those who need it the most.

Outside the academic world, you will likely find me in the mountains, behind a camera or a book, sitting on a meditation cushion, or playing samba. This website brings together my scientific work and the books that have shaped my thinking.

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Ph.D. Environmental Engineering at ETH Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) and
Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology), Switzerland

2022-2026

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