He received his Professional Degree in Architecture and Urban Design at UFSC (1997) and a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning at UFRGS (2001). His Doctorate was held at UFSC in Civil Engineering – Multipurpose Cadaster and Urban Management. His main research areas include urban morphology and configuration, visibility and accessibility analyses and crime prevention through urban and architectural design, the latter of which is currently being developed as the main focus of a research project funded by Brazil’s agency CNPq