[1] He served as the first president of the Associação Brasileira das Emissoras de Rádio e Televisão (ABERT).
[1] Terra Networks has called him one of the most important people in the history of Brazilian media.
[1] Filho was credited with creating several important Brazilian television series, including Família Trapo.
[1] Filho also worked as a concert promoter and impresario, recruiting such international artists as Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole to perform in Brazil.
[1] He served as the head of Rádio Records during the 1960s and promoted several important music festivals during that era.