He earned his Ph.D. from the Pontifice Catholic University of São Paulo in 2006 and his master’s degree in law from the Mackenzie Presbyterian University, also in São Paulo. He was a 2014 visiting scholar at ILAR. His research examines how international actors influence policies and human environmental rights, as well as their reflections on climate change, and cultural and urban conflicts in cities. He currently is a practicing lawyer and writer in Brazil.