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Rise Global Winner 2023

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2023 winner

Miguel Abreu Ferrão Carreira

Portugal

Miguel is a driven human rights advocate interested in physics and how it manifests itself in the natural world. In 2022, he was awarded the Outstanding Pearson Learner Award for the highest mark obtained in Europe for his Physics IGCSE. Miguel hopes to merge his love for politics and education to foster political awareness among younger generations. For his Rise project, Miguel designed a website to raise political awareness among young people in Portugal. Miguel nurtures his love for jazz and plays the double bass at a local jazz club in his free time.