Dr. Azevedo Neto was born in Brazil but raised in Paraguay and graduated from the Instituto Adventista de Ensino, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1988 (IAE). He married Marcia Azevedo. They had five children together. His pastoral ministry was in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Graduated with an MA in Biblical Languages and Archaeology from Andrews University in 1994 and a Ph.D. in Old Testament in 1999, also from Andrews University. Worked for the SDA Church as Old Testament Professor at Northeast Brazilian College (IAENE), at Montemorelos University, Mexico, at FAAMA (Brazil Amazon College), at UPU, Peru, and currently teaching at Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU; 2014-present). Authored various academic articles (in Portuguese, English, and Spanish), chapters in books, and dictionaries of Biblical Languages (Greek/Portuguese, Coptic/English.