Márlou Peruzzolo Vieira obtained his Doctor of Music degree from the University of Aveiro/Portugal, his Master of Music degree from the Federal University of Goiás/Brazil and his Bachelor’s degree from the Federal University of Santa Maria/Brazil. He has performed in Brazil, Portugal, Croatia, England, Ireland and Italy, including performances as soloist with orchestras in the south of Brazil. Peruzzolo has been honoured with distinct prizes, such as: Rosa Mística Latin-American competition (Curitiba, 2011); Eustaquio Grilo competition (Brasília, 2009) and Musicalis competition (São Paulo, 2007). He was a professor at Federal University of Goiás/Brazil for two years (2009 and 2010) and São Teotónio Conservatory of Music in Coimbra/Portugal during the school year of 2012/2013. From 2017 to 2024 he taught Guitar, Harmony and Counterpoint at the University of Passo Fundo/Brazil. Since 2024 he teaches music at the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil.