Born 1953 in Sao Paulo. He studied guitar by Henrique Pinto, Isaias Savio and Abel Carlevaro. Also composition by Sergio V. Correa and Hans-Joachim Koellreuter. He is the winner of the firsrprize for guitar recitals in the VILLA-LOBOS-Festival and in the Inter-national Competition of the Guitar Palestrina. With the composition CONTRASTES I he won also a prize by the international competition of composing in Paris. Today Paulo Porto Alegre, is one of the leading guitar players of Brazil. He is living in Sao Paulo, working as a concert guitarist, teacher and composer.