when he was young, he was traumatized by the death of his two older brothers, so much so that he became sick. he was taken to several medical specialists, none of them could give a satisfactory diagnosis. after this, he met dr. ana ribeiro borges, who persuaded him to take up the spiritist doctrine. during his period of convalescence, he dedicated himself to the study of spiritism. after the body health be restored, he continued studying the spiritism.