Born in Gaeiras, Claudio develops strategies to empower and develop critical thinking in low density urban areas. He studied literature in Nova University of Lisbon and keeps its research on the constriction of post-modern poetry. He is the vice-president of Associação de Jovens Voluntários de Gaeiras, where he manages Comm.Comm and other activities. He is currently working in the Communication unit of the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology of the European Commission. He’s the author of the web-page Faca de Manteiga.