Visionary strategist, mentor, writer, certified trainer & translator, Paulo is the founder of the TRAVEL MASSIVE #PORTUGUESE CHAPTER and the #SMARTTRAVELER movement. Founder of the INCUBADORA CRIATIVA DO ALTO MINHO and CEO at ACELERADORA TECNOLÓGICA DE VIANA DO CASTELO.

Expert on Digital Media with 28 years of active journalism and a professional translator for 18 years, he is an Official Expert for Culture and Tourism at EACEA and advisor of the NEM - New European Media Initiative.

He have a Degree in Cultural Management, a MsC in Tourism, Development and Innovation and a MA in Linguistics.

He is member of several insitutions like Ecotourism Society, Tourism Society, Europa Nostra, Internet Society, IFITT, ETOA and International Bloggers Association, among others.