Professor (Undergraduate and Professional Master-PROMUS programs) at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ. Doctor in Theory and Practice of Interpretation at Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro-UNIRIO. Master in Composition at Escola de Música da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ. Composer, guitarist, violeiro and sculptor (Arte Sonora). Founder and member of Orquestra de Cordas Brasileira, which has won three Sharp awards: best instrumental music group and best instrumental music album; and best instrumental music album with Chiquinho do Acordeon and Raphael Rabello. 3rd place at the II Prêmio Syngenta de Música Instrumental de Viola, with his work Toada Serra Mar. His works have been performed not only in Brazil, but also in the United States, Denmark, France, Spain and Portugal.