He is a professor at Escola de Música (EM) of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), a doctor in Music Performance Practice at Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO). He was a member of the regional group Galo Preto and of Orquestra de Cordas Brasileiras. He has performed several concerts and taught master classes in Latin America and Europe. At EM, in addition to teaching (undergraduate and graduate programs), he also coordinates the group VIOLÕES DA UFRJ. He is also responsible for the extension projects VIOLÕES DA UFRJ and CORDAS DEDILHADAS (at the Professional Graduate Program in Music). He is currently developing research on the applicability of expanded guitar techniques in performance practices.