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Janaína Albuquerque Azevedo Gomes
Legal Coordinator, REVIBRA Europe
Janaína Albuquerque Azevedo Gomes is a dual-qualified lawyer practicing between Brazil and Portugal. She specializes in high-complexity cross-border family matters, particularly cases involving children. Ms. Albuquerque is also a certified international family mediator registered with MiKK e.V.
Ms. Albuquerque has obtained a Master’s degree in International Law from the University of Lisbon. During her post-graduate studies, she attended the Hague Academy of International Law and completed a research program at Ghent University. As an active contributor to academia, she collaborates as an external expert advisor at the Center for the Study of Gender, Family, and the Law at the NOVA School of Law.
Ms. Albuquerque’s diverse career includes previous roles at the Brazilian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Human Rights, as well as the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Apart from her private practice, she has been a Legal Coordinator at REVIBRA Europe (European Network of Support to Brazilian Victims of Domestic and Gender-based Violence) since 2021. She is currently a Research Associate at the NOVA Centre for the Study of Gender, Family, and the Law.