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Projects

A selection from my earlier career in journalism, with a focus on data, investigation, and making complex public-interest subjects easier to understand.

Typographic editorial cover asking whether local election promises were kept

Tracker · Maré Viva ·

Are the promises being kept?

An interactive review of all 190 pledges in Espinho’s 2021 winning election programme, showing what was delivered, delayed, abandoned, or left incomplete four years later.

  • Politics
  • Interactive storytelling
  • Web development
Editorial illustration of public accounts, monthly charts, and euro coins

Original reporting series · Maré Viva ·

Accounts in Check

Contas Certas was created to monitor public contracts and turn the monthly expenditure of Espinho’s Municipal Council into accessible, consistent accountability reporting.

  • Public contracts
  • Data monitoring
  • Service journalism
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Typographic editorial cover for an analysis of local elections in Espinho

Interactive election analysis · Maré Viva ·

The race for local power in Espinho.

An interactive journey through 49 years of local elections, tracing political change, abstention, candidates, and the long alternation of power between PS and PSD.

  • Election data
  • Historical analysis
  • Data visualisation
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Editorial illustration combining Carolino rice with a rising price chart

Data-driven journalism · Público ·

Why does Carolino rice cost almost twice as much?

A data-led explanation of the sharp rise in Carolino rice prices, turning a detailed price analysis into a clear story for a broad audience.

  • Excel
  • Data visualisation
  • Economy

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