I lived in the US from 1991 to 1996, attending High School and College, graduating in International Agricultural Development. Upon graduation, I spent three months in Southeastern Africa, helping start a model farm. In 2000 I spent a month in Cuba studying sustainable agricultural developent. In November 2005 I represented Brazil in an International Student Summit in International Cooperation at the Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan. I have worked as an expert with USAID and EPA in Central America, in greenhouse gas emmission inventories.