He obtained a BA in Philosophy and Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.
He also studied at the Escola Superior de Guerra and the Universidade Federal Fluminense.
He was a member of the permanent administrative body of the Escola Superior de Guerra.
[2] He was the fifth occupant of Chair 2 of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, to which he was elected on 20 March 1997, in succession to Mário Palmério.
He in turn received the academics Ana Maria Machado, Luiz Paulo Horta and Marco Lucchesi.