Compared by some critics to Fernando Pessoa, he is unique because he is a universal poet, a lot like his immediate contemporaries Ferreira Gullar, Lago Burnett, José Chagas, and Bandeira Tribuzi.

He held several positions in public court between them DETRAN and EMATER and also the Secretary of the State of Maranhão Culture.

Nauru Machado has lived in São Luís, leaving only for brief periods, but mostly for Rio de Janeiro to publish most of his works.

In October 2015, he received the title of "Doutor Honoris Causa", awarded by the Rector of the Universidade Federal do Maranhão.

[1] Machado died at the age of 80 due to ischemia in the digestive tract and was buried in the Cemitério do Gavião, in Madre Deus neighborhood in São Luís.