Degree in Geography from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP); Master’s degree in Geography from the University of California (Berkeley); and PhD in Physical Geography from University of São Paulo (USP), with postdoctoral studies in environmental planning and management from the Académie Internationale de l’Environnement (Switzerland); full professor at the Department of Environmental Health and coordinator of the doctorate program in global health and sustainability from Faculdade de Saúde Pública (USP).