Born on 14 November 1897, in Camboriú, SC, son of Francisco Cândido Medeiros and Maria Feliciana de Jesus. He married Mercedes Joana. They had eight children: Anastácio, Itamar, Maria do Carmo, Odete, Osvaldina, Nerci, Valmor and Zulma. He died on 18 June 1973, aged 75.