Rodrigo Patto Sa Motta is Titular Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He has been a visiting professor at various universities, and was Simon Bolivar Chair at LInstitut des Hautes Etudes de lAmerique latine (IHEAL Universite Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle). He is a Researcher, Level I, at the National Research Council (CNPq) and is former president of Brazilian National Association of History (ANPUH).