▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Par agu ay ▁to ▁execute ▁ge ological ▁work ▁in ▁As unc ion ▁aim ed ▁at ▁solving ▁hydro ge ological ▁problems ▁in ▁that ▁country . ▁ ▁Career ▁in ▁Brazil ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁Cons el ho ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Pet role o ▁do ▁Brasil ▁( CN P ) ▁h ired ▁him ▁to ▁start ▁an ▁expl oration ▁ge ological ▁program ▁in ▁the ▁Par an á ▁Bas in . ▁With ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁P ET RO BR Á S , ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁State ▁Pet role um ▁Company , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁consult ant ▁ge ologist ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁he ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁ge ological ▁expl oration ▁program ▁in ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Santa ▁Cat arina ▁and ▁Par an á . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁teach ▁historical ▁ge ology ▁in ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Cour se ▁of ▁Pet ro br ás ▁in ▁a ▁c oven ant ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bah ia ▁( U FB a ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁he ▁proceeded ▁with ▁the ▁ge ological ▁expl oration ▁study ▁in ▁the ▁Par an á ▁Bas in ▁and ▁ ▁starts ▁a ▁similar ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁large ▁Amazon ▁Bas in . ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁P ET RO BR Á S ▁ends ▁and ▁he ▁soon ▁gets ▁a ▁position ▁for ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Iran ian ▁O il ▁Company . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁combine