Anderson Gonçalves (he/him) was born and raised in Cachoeira, Recôncavo da Bahia, Brazil. He holds a BA in Administration from Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, including exchange periods at Université Rennes 2 and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. He also holds an MA in International Relations from Universidade Federal da Bahia. Anderson is currently interested in the following research themes: political thought in the Black Atlantic, maroon communities, racial capitalism.