He was 41 years old and frigate-captain in the
Brazilian Navy at the time of his selection as one of the five finalists
astronaut candidates for the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) in 1998. Earned a
bachelor's degree in Naval Science from Escola Naval (1980) and became a navy
officer. Earned a Master of Science degree in Systems and Computing from
Instituto Militar de Engenharia (IME, 1992), where he researched artificial
intelligence and databases. Has been computing (IT) support manager. Retired
from the Brazilian Navy in 2014 and currently owns a marine piloting
business. |