Social worker with a bachelor and master degree in Social Work from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) with special emphasis on ​​social assistance, education and the third sector. He is a resident and community facilitator in the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, and a founding member of the collective “A Rocinha Resiste” (Rocinha Resists). He is currently a research assistant at CIESPI/PUC-Rio.