wasn't for the daily sacrifice of my mother, Andrea Góes de Almeida; I will be eternally grateful for her love, patience and support. I am also very thankful for the wise teachings of my grandmother, Eveli Góes de Almeida, the first of which was basic multiplication, and the last one so far was to never stop enjoying my youth. Moreover, thanks to all my family in Sorocaba, who helped me both morally and financially in times of need.This work would not have been possible without the aid of my supervisor, Dr. Frédérique Grassi, whose knowledge and dedication taught me more than she knows; her kind-hearted words set much of my academic views. I am very grateful to Dr. Jean-Yves Ollitrault for our conversations which were the basis of this thesis. Thanks to Dr. Fernando Gardim, for the life advices and discussions about the NeXSPheRIO code. Thanks to Dr. Marina Nielsen and Dr. Fernando Navarra, for the amusing conversations and all of the wine.I acknowledge the support of the secretaries at DFMA, the CPG-IFUSP personnel and the HPC resources made available by STI-USP, and managed by Dr. Francisco Ribacionka.Science cannot be done alone, and I appreciate the general support provided by my esteemed research group: thanks to Dr. André Veiga Giannini for his incredible memory for bibliography; to Dr. José Carlos Jiménez Apaza for the very helpful comments about the state-of-art physics at low temperatures; to PhD candidate Pedro Ishida for his thorough knowledge about NeXSPheRIO and programming, and for the discussions about pre-hydro yields; to PhD candidate Leonardo Barbosa for his insightful comments on NeXSPheRIO and the phase diagram, and of course all the memes. I also thank Alexandra Elbakyan for the accessibility.Finally, I thank all the friends that helped, supported and cared for me throughout the years. In particular, I hold dearest André