I'm Erick, a software engineer in São PauloSPGMT. I work on software for a living and keep a few projects of my own around.

I currently work on software at BTG PactualProfessionalBTG PactualI ship foreign-exchange software with domain experts, across frontend and backend. and have a bachelor's degree in Information Systems from USPScientia vinces.. I spend most days between backend systems, frontend features, and the details that make them fit together.

Outside that, I keep a few research and side projects going: academic work and small apps I actually want to use. UrbanusResearchUrbanusResearch software that turns public map data and an edited street graph into gravity-aware routing for early sanitation planning. is one of those projects, and I published a paperPaper · SBBD 2026Supporting sanitation infrastructure planning in low-income areas with URBANUSSimpósio Brasileiro de Banco de DadosRead paper about it. The rest is in WorkWorkBBTG PactualProfessionalDOSTIndependentUUrbanusResearch and Labsrckbrcls_labsTechnical reports and interactive experiments on data science and machine learning, on its own site..

I also writeLatest post · Apr 23, 2026Vibe Coding and the Side Project ProblemA reflection on how LLMs make side projects easier to ship, but not always easier to learn from.Read about what I'm learning. I was born in BelémPausedVoando pro ParáJoelmaSpotify, live in São Paulo, and spend the rest of my time practicing martial artsFriday is the best day of the week., watching filmsKurosawa is the greatest. End of story., and cheering for FlamengoIn December of 81....