Born in Nampula, Mozambique, in 1941.

At the age of 17, he joined a South African audit company, as Junior Audit Clerk;

After having gone through two of the eight major international Audit companies, at the age 31 he joined the staff of Arthur Andersen & Co, working in their Madrid and Lisbon offices.

At 33, he became a Senior Audit Manager, responsible for audits of large multinational companies.

At 37, he joined the staff of Firestone Portuguesa SA, and shortly afterwards he joined the international staff team of the parent Company.

He lived and worked in several countries and, while in Liberia, he was appointed the Honorary Consul of Portugal in the Republic of Liberia.

At the age of 71, he debuts, with this work, in the book writing fields.