The City of Guinga is Biographical

Teresa Lima is part of the group of doctoral researchers at the Communication and Society Research Centre, and she is currently pursuing a PhD in communication sciences. With a degree in social communication from the University of Minho, she made a foray into journalism (Público) and obtained a degree in advanced studies in contemporary history at the University of Santiago de Compostela. Professionally, she has been active in the information sciences, having a specialization course in archives and documentation by the Portucalense University. Currently, she studies the relationship between biography, speech and communication, based on the life story of the filmmaker Edgar Pêra.

Zara Pinto-Coelho is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences at the University of Minho. Her research interests include discourse theories and their critical applications in media studies and cultural studies, in issues related to public participation, public health, gender and heterosexuality, art and urban culture, among others.