Maria Rainho

Maria Rainho is a researcher (pesquisadora) at the Arquivo Nacional, which is the national archive of Brazil.12 She has been working at the Arquivo Nacional since 1988, accumulating over three decades of experience in the field.1

Academic Background

Maria Rainho holds a doctorate in Social History from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), which she completed in 2012.13 Prior to that, she obtained a master's degree in Social History of Culture in 1992.1 Her undergraduate degree is in History from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, which she completed in 1984.3

Research Interests

Her areas of interest and expertise include:

• History of fashion and clothing
• Visual culture
• Photography
• Brazilian cultural history

Professional Activities

In addition to her role as a researcher at the Arquivo Nacional, Maria Rainho is also involved in academic pursuits:

• She teaches courses on Brazilian Fashion Culture and History of Fashion and Clothing at SENAI/Cetiqt in the Bachelor of Fashion Design program.4
• She also teaches in the MBA program for Fashion Business.4

Maria Rainho has contributed to various publications and research projects related to her areas of expertise. Her work often involves the study of historical images and the iconographic collection of the Arquivo Nacional.5 She has been cited numerous times for her contributions to the fields of fashion history, clothing history, visual culture, and photography.6