Manuel Lemos had an Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering degree from the Universidade de Aveiro in Portugal in 1994. He published the book Estar na Internet (Being on the Internet) with McGraw-Hill in 1998. He created the PHPClasses.org site to help the community of developers to share components written in the PHP language. Collaborates with Google by supporting products like AdSense, Search, and Business Profile. Guest business mentor of Centro Paula Souza of São Paulo in Brazil.