 Freire was born in Vitória.He developed the railroads of the state, building the line from Vila Velha to Viana (which was later expanded to Cachoeiro do Itapemirin, from where it joined to the railroad to Rio de Janeiro), and greatly incentivated the European immigration to that State.Espirito Santo got 15.586 immigrants from Germany, Italy and Balkans in the time of his term as governor.