António Manuel Ferreira holds a PhD in Literature, with a thesis on Branquinho da Fonseca (Arte Maior: os contos de Branquinho da Fonseca, Lisboa, Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, 2004). He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Aveiro. He has been teaching postgraduate courses (Master and PhD) in Mozambique and Brazil (Unesp and USP).