Ricardo was born in 1977 and is from São Paulo, Brazil where today he practices law. He was first licensed in 1994.

Ricardo enjoys operating digital modes, CW and SSB.
He is a DX and contest enthusiast, operating from a contest station outside the city that he coordinates with some friends.

Previous DX-peditions include: 3D2PT, HH2/PY2PT, T30PT, T33A, T30PY/T30SIX, TO2FH (Mayotte Island), 8R1PY.

He is a member of Araucaria DX Group, Sao Paulo Contest Group, LABRE SP, ARRL and NCDXF.