In 1978, he began to live in Salvador, capital of Bahia, where he was living with his maternal grandmother Elza Alves da Silva, to continue with his studies, entering through vestibular, Technical School Federal da Bahia – ETFBa, current IFBA. During the period when he lived in Salvador, participated in the activities of Spiritist Center Caminho da Redenção and Mansão do Caminho.