Professor at the Escola Politécnica of USP, University of São Paulo.
His main field of work is housing and urban management particularly housing for low-income people and upgrading of urban settlements.
His work involves lecturing, research and consulting activities.
In recent years he has been involved in projects with ILO, UNDP, Cities Alliance and Brazilian Ministry of Cities and Science & Technology.
Author of several papers related to favelas upgrading, cities management and sustainability.