Patricia Gomes is a Brazilian-born, London-based multimedia journalist, filmmaker, and researcher with nearly 30 years of experience reporting from across the globe. A proud “Carioca da Gema,” she was born in Lapa, the historic heart of Rio de Janeiro. After growing up in São Paulo (1984–2003), she moved to London in 2004, where she reinvented herself as an international correspondent and documentary storyteller.

Patricia has worked as a producer, reporter, and cinematographer for leading Brazilian and global television networks, including Rede Bandeirantes, TV Cultura, Rede Globo (Globo Repórter), Record TV (as international correspondent), and UN TV, the United Nations’ official broadcasting platform. She has also participated in numerous independent documentary projects focused on human rights, migration, gender issues, and socio-environmental justice.

Throughout her career, she has won some of the most prestigious journalism and documentary awards. These include the International Emmy Award (TV Cultura), the EFE Journalism Award (Spanish News Agency), the Ayrton Senna Prize for Journalism, the Vladimir Herzog Human Rights Award (TV Bandeirantes), the New York Festivals Award, and Brazil’s premier documentary award from the It’s All True Festival (É Tudo Verdade), for Citizen Boilesen.

Patricia is also the producer of the award-winning short film My Mother is a Cow, directed by Moara Passoni. The film was officially selected for the Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival and has received multiple international accolades, including Best Film at the Buenos Aires International Film Festival (BAFICI), Best Director at the Limassol International Short Film Festival (ISFCC), and Best Screenplay at the Huesca International Film Festival (HIFF) in Spain. The short explores themes of family trauma, female identity, and the fluid boundaries between documentary and fiction—continuing Patricia’s lifelong engagement with intimate, socially relevant storytelling.

Her documentary work is often grounded in immersive field reporting. In 2003, she lived in the Sahara Desert, documenting the daily lives of nomadic women in Mauritania. This project became part of the permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and the World Food Programme (WFP) archives. In 2005, she filmed a powerful piece on so-called “honor” crimes (femicide) on the Turkey–Syria border for UN TV. She has also documented the struggle of Tibetan refugees in Dharamsala, India (1999), and the isolated lives of Buddhist nuns in Ladakh, in the high Himalayas (2004).

As an international correspondent, Patricia has reported on major political and social events, including protests and terrorist attacks in Paris, London, and Moscow, and the UN Climate Conferences (COP) in Copenhagen and Paris. She covered the London 2012 Olympic Games and, in 2014, returned to Brazil as a fixer and producer for Al Jazeera English during the FIFA World Cup, also contributing to Terra and IranWire.

Since 2016, she has worked as a researcher at The National Archives (UK), focusing on historical material and primary sources for use in film and television production. She specializes in archival research for documentaries, investigative series, and factual content for digital platforms.

Patricia is also a mobile journalist for Stringr, a U.S.-based image and video agency. Through this role, she has covered major events such as the death of Prince Philip (2021), Queen Elizabeth II’s passing (2022), the Brazilian presidential elections (2022), the coronation of King Charles III (2023), and the death of singer Tina Turner (2023).

A passionate advocate for alternative media and community journalism, Patricia has been a contributor to the magazine Meer since 2015 and volunteers as a translator for the NGO RioOnWatch, helping bring favela perspectives to international audiences.

Her work is marked by a deep humanistic commitment and a focus on underreported stories. Whether behind the camera, in the edit suite, or digging through archives, Patricia is driven by a belief in the transformative power of visual storytelling to amplify silenced voices and connect people across borders.