Carlos Diogo Gomes is a Masters student in Human Geography: Globalization, Society and Territory at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning at the University of Lisbon and a collaborating researcher at the Center for Geographic Studies at the University of Lisbon. His research interests focus on the urban transformations of historical centers, particularly regarding their touristification; urban regeneration anchored in commerce, specifically in the restaurant sector; the process of commensality in socio-spatial and commercial revitalization in urban areas; and Portuguese colonialism, based on the role of the development of geographical studies in former colonies in Africa. His masters dissertation analyzes the process of urban regeneration and the development of the commensality process in the Old Town of Funchal (Madeira). In addition, he is a junior researcher at the Center for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra in the project entitled "Reg-Rural: War Villages in Late Portuguese Colonialism", coordinated by Professor Dr. Tiago Castela and financed by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).