He is a resident of the Maré Group of Favelas, with a degree in Geography from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), where he also completed his master's degree in the same area, with an emphasis on environmental geography and political geography. He holds postgraduate degrees in Environmental Analysis and Territory Management from ENCE/IBGE and in Social Urbanism from Insper.
He is currently the Socio-Environmental Projects Coordinator for Redes da Maré.
