At the age of 17, he moved to Alvorada, in Greater Porto Alegre, where he was elected city councilor, a position he held between 1977 and 1989.
[2] In 1966, he began working at the radio station Farroupilha in Porto Alegre on the program Grande Rodeio Coringa where he met singer José Mendes.
The phrase inspired their first hit, "Pára Pedro," first broadcast on Grande Rodeio Coringa, and later recorded by Mendes, whose version became a national success.
Shortly after, the composition "Decision de amor", with Adelino Duarte, was recorded by Dupla Mirim, on the LP Outra Barbaridade" on Sabiá/Copacabana.
The troubadour was part of the golden generation of the trova of Rio Grande do Sul, alongside Teixeirinha, Tereco, Luiz Muller, Garoto de Ouro, and Francisco Vargas.