Marco Pereira was born in São Paulo and got classical guitar lessons with the uruguayan master Isaias Sávio and music theory lessons at the Music and Drama Conservatory of São Paulo. He lived in France for five years and received a master's degree in Musicology from the University of Paris-Sorbonne with his thesis "Heitor Villa-Lobos and his guitar work". He was strongly influenced by Jazz and Latin American Music which characterizes his compositional work added to Brazilian styles. His educational publications are: a method for 7 strings guitar (Sete Cordas – técnica e estilo), a Harmony method in three volumes (Cadernos de Harmonia), two books with the scores of "Valsas Brasileiras" and "Cristal", a book "Villa-Lobos and his guitar work", a piece for two guitars in five mouvements "Lendas Amazônicas" and a concert for guitar and orchestra "Concerto Calunga".