He was awarded a Doctor of Science degree from the University in 1969: the title of his his dissertation was "Os Equinodermos da região da Ilha Grande" ("The Echinoderms of the Ilha Grande region").
Rio Grande do Sul | Rio Grande | Grande Comore | Rio Grande do Norte | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande Valley | Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde | Ribeira Grande | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul | Grande Chartreuse | Campo Grande | Campina Grande | Ariana Grande | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul | Sagua La Grande | Praia Grande | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul | Ilha Grande | Grande Otelo | George Grande | Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul | Volta Grande | Sangre Grande | Sainte-Foy-la-Grande | Said Ali bin Said Omar of Grande Comore | Rutilio Grande | Río Grande, Puerto Rico |
The location for the entire film was the Bay of Ilha Grande, which has 365 islands and whose shores comprise the Angra dos Reis and Parati municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
About 2,300 individuals were counted in Espírito Santo during a survey undertaken between 2004 and 2006 and it remains common at a few sites in the state such as on the island of Ilha Grande, at Sooretama and nearby Linhares.