Rosário Salema de Carvalho is a researcher at Rede Temática em Estudos de Azulejaria e Cerâmica João Miguel dos Santos Simões [History of Art Institute of the Faculty of Letters,University of Lisbon] since October 2007, where she coordinates the projects related to tile studies and inventory, in collaboration with Museu Nacional do Azulejo together with the company “Sistemas do Futuro” for the specific development of a database for tiles inventory.
She has been doing research on heritage, especially in the area of Portuguese tiles, and wrote several books and articles. Her PhD dissertation in History of Art, was dedicated to one of the most significant periods of the history of Portuguese tiles, including the so called Masters’ Cycle (1675-1725).