email: joachimandrade@terra.com.br

Member of the Society of the Divine Word. Born in the city of Mangalore in southern India, arrived in Brazil in 1992. Graduated in philosophy and theology at Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth Pontifical Institute of Poona, India. Holds degree in history from the University of Mysore, India. Has specialization in classical Indian dance, Bharata Natyam - Gyan Ashram, Institute of Performing Arts, Mumbai, India. Holds Masters in Social Anthropology at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR - 2003). PhD in Religious Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUCSP-2007). Holds Post doctorate in Missiology in the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná- (PUC-2021).