 Complete the following phrase:  Alves was born on September 15, 1933, in Boa Esperança, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He obtained his Bachelor of Theology BTh degree at the Presbyterian Seminary in Campinas, Brazil, in 1957. He went on to obtain a Master of Theology ThM from the Union Theological Seminary in New York City, United States, in 1964. After completing this degree, Alves returned to Brazil amidst a US-sponsored 