Joao Gabriel Rabello Sodre

Joao Gabriel Rabello Sodre is a Lecturer and Teaching Associate at Georgetown University's Qatar campus, where he teaches courses on Latin America. He holds a Ph.D. in Latin American History from Georgetown University and an MA in Global Studies from UCSB. His research focuses on 20th-century Brazil, particularly the final decade of the military dictatorship (1975–1985), exploring themes of identity, racial justice, gender, urban development, and religious institutions. He has published works on topics such as the Valongo Wharf in Rio de Janeiro, memory of authoritarian regimes in Argentina and Chile, abortion rights advocacy, and legal accountability in disaster contexts.

• Education:
• Doctor of Philosophy (Latin American History), Georgetown University
• Master of Arts (Global Studies), University of California, Santa Barbara

His research interests span urban and environmental history, diasporic identities, and the intersection of law and social movements. Though no grants or labs are explicitly mentioned, his work reflects interdisciplinary engagement with memory studies and human rights.

Featured publications include analyses of historical memory in Latin America, legal accountability in disasters, and gender-related legal reforms.