António Canteiro

Graduated in Social Work from the Miguel Torga Higher Institute of Coimbra, he worked on the school failure program in Pampilhosa da Serra before moving to the Paços de Ferreira prison, where he worked in the area of social integration. Since 1993, he has been a Senior Social Reintegration Technician at the Aveiro Regional Prison Establishment. As a teenager, he co-founded the regional newspapers Ver Lendo and O Cantanense with some friends, maintaining regular contributions. He has also published opinion articles in O Independente de Cantanhede and A Boa Nova. António Canteiro is the pseudonym of João Carlos Costa da Cruz.