With a degree in classical philology, Romanesque philology and pedagogical sciences. He was a high school teacher, Portuguese reader at the University of Bordeaux and for more than 20 years he worked at a military university. He was also a methologist at Pedro Nunes High School and a member of the advisory board for professional training when Roberto Carneiro was ministry of education. President of the association of French teachers and coordinator of several complementary courses, he was a member of the jury of several poetry competitions and translators of subtitles and films of the RTP.