Clemente Penna is a research fellow at the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa Catarina and the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil. His research examines the relationship between peer-to-peer credit and slavery and its impact on Brazilian financial markets and banking. He was awarded the 2020-2021 Best Dissertation Prize by both the Brazilian and Latin American Associations of Economic History. His book, Economias Urbanas: Capital, Créditos e Escravidão na Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, c.1820-1860, was published by Editora Hucitec in 2023