Miguel was born in Lisbon, Portugal and always lived in the Linha de Cascais region.

In 1993 he graduated in Human Resources & Psychology and moved to Belgium to work for the Portuguese Air Force at Eurocontrol.

Miguel speaks fluently Portuguese (native), Dutch, English and French.

Due to a car accident in September 2011 Miguel suffered a stroke and recovered almost fully. He continues to look at life in a positive way.

During his spare time Miguel loves to walk in parks and in the woods and he enjoys the silence of nature. Some of the things he loves the most are mountains, the smell of rain in the woods and on asphalt, a foggy day/night and a hot day at the beach.

He feels at home when he can see the Atlantic Ocean and the Baltic Sea and when he is in Central and Eastern Europe. Miguel has a special place in his hart for Poland and Russia.

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Ancestry: Portuguese, German and Italian

Nationality: Belgian & Portuguese

Family: Divorced, 3 children

Pets: 3 dogs & 1 cat

Humor: Dry & Sarcastic

Faith: Spiritual / Humanist

Dislikes: Hipocrisy, lies and indifference

Television: Documentaries and Historic series

Books: reading about Health, Nutrition, Classics and History

Maniac about: Atlasses, maps, airplanes, passenger trains and recycling

Weakness: Facebook and his website

Sport: Kayak & Bodysurf

Soccer Teams: Selecção das Quinas (Portugal) & Rode Duivels (Belgium)