Rodrigo Tadeu Guimaraes

Rodrigo Tadeu Guimarães Jales is a Brazilian international human rights lawyer and youth empowerment specialist. Master 2 in International Organizations’ International Law (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2024), UN OHCHR intern (Geneva, 2023) analysing discrimination in crisis settings.
Director of “Iluminados” (Brazilian favelas, 2019–present) – empowering 50+ afro-descendant youth with education and resilience. Former facilitator for Syrian refugees (Egypt, 2018). Salzburg Global Research Fellow (2024), Nelson Mandela Moot Court judge, TODXS Ambassador, and ReportOUT Global Campaigns Officer.His work bridges Latin America, Europe, and Africa, crafting adaptive learning models for displaced youth in fragile contexts.