[1] On 14 April 1927 Carrascalão was deported to Portuguese Timor with 63 others on board the Pêro de Alenquer.

Upon his arrival in Timor on 25 September 1927 Carrascalão was arrested in Aipelo prison but released in 1928 owing to good behaviour.

[1][2][3] Carrascalão founded the Commercial, Agricultural and Industrial Association of Timor (ACAIT) in 1953.

His sons Manuel, Mário and João founded the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT),[2] which competed with Fretilin for political leadership.

[5] On 7 December, Indonesia began an open invasion of Timor-Leste, citing an alleged request for help from UDT.