Patrizia Giancotti
She carried out her research in visual anthropology in Italy and abroad, particularly in Brazil, where she lived for over ten years, collaborating with the writer Jorge Amado. She studied the priestesses of the Bahia, to worship of the Siren, and  Amazonian shamanism; and in Benin, where she carried out research on African religious traditions.  For her work in cultural broadcasting, she received the "Abèbè of Oxum" Award from the Mayor of Salvador da Bahia, Lidice da Mata, and the  High Honor of the Cruzeiro do Sul, from the government of Brazil.