Biography

Amanda Pinto is a PhD student at the Department of Conservation and Restoration of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology – NOVA University of Lisbon (DCR/FCT-UNL). She is graduated by the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of Federal University of Pará (FAU-UFPA, 2010), where she also completed her Master in Architecture and Urbanism, in 2013, with a dissertation about the chemical characterization of glass and stained glass of mortuary and civil buildings from Belém do Pará. Since 2011 she is a research fellow of Laboratory of Conservation Restoration and Rehabilitation (LACORE/FAU-UFPA), where integrates two local ongoing projects: Restoration of The Monumental Cemetery of Soledade and Ceramic Tiles from 18th c. Amanda is also a fellow of Research Unit Glass and Ceramics for the Arts (VICARTE/FCT-UNL). Her main interests are related to the conservation of contemporary stained glass windows and rehabilitation of historical buildings.