[1][2][3] In 1952 he founded the charity Mansão do Caminho in Salvador, Bahia, which serves and shelters thousands of people,[4] hundreds of whom are registered as children of the medium.

Since he was a child, he already showed signs of mediumship, being reprimanded by his father and older brothers, who considered it to be something demonic.

Her spirit reincarnated as the daughter of a poor woman who came to the Mansão do Caminho, in fragile health, was taken in by her brother and died as a child.

[13] The books encompass a wide variety of literary studies in prose, novels and narratives, covering philosophical, doctrinal, historical, children's, psychological and psychiatric themes.

[15][16] However, he was defended by spiritist leaders and scholars, who stated that the medium has the right to express himself as he wishes, without this characterizing the exclusive vision of the doctrine of the spirits.