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Pedro Azevedo is a researcher and programmer in cinema and visual arts. He is currently a PhD candidate in arts at UFC and holds a master’s degree in art studies from the University of Porto. His work focuses on curatorship, museology, and film criticism. He was curator at Cinema do Dragão (2013–2022) and Head of Collection and Research at the Museum of Image and Sound of Ceará (2022–2023). He also teaches courses and workshops in both public and private institutions.
Azevedo is the artistic director of colo.zone, a platform that creates a space of exchange between curatorial and critical thinking, featuring Brazilian and international artists alongside essays, interviews, and courses. Since 2024, he has served as the Director of Programming for the Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife.
He currently collaborates with Pivô Arte e Pesquisa in the area of audiovisual curatorship and contributes to the culture section of the newspaper O Povo, where he writes about national and international film festivals. A member of Abraccine (Brazilian Association of Film Critics), he was part of its board from 2019 to 2022, during which he coordinated the Sessão Abraccine project. He is a contributing author of Documentário brasileiro: 100 filmes essenciais, Cinema fantástico brasileiro: 100 filmes essenciais, and other titles from the same series. He has also curated exhibitions such as À Nordeste – Cinema de Reinvenção (Sesc 24 de Maio, São Paulo) and Passeio Noturno (MIS, Fortaleza), and was part of the curatorial team of the Brasília Festival of Brazilian Cinema.