Olga Magano is a sociologist and assistant professor at the Universidade Aberta, Department of Social Sciences and Management. She has a PhD in Sociology and a master's degree in Intercultural Relations from Universidade Aberta. She has a degree in Sociology from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Porto. She is an integrated researcher at the Center for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-Iscte), University Institute of Lisbon and a collaborating researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Porto and the Center for Global Studies of the Open University. She is also a member of the Observatory of the Professional and Life Paths of Graduates of the Universidade Aberta. She has carried out research, among other areas, on gypsies in Portugal, migrations, refugees, racism, xenophobia, cultural diversities, social inequalities, identities, mestizaje and spatial and social segregation, life paths and professional and social mobility.