Modesto was born in the neighborhood of Brás de Pina, Rio de Janeiro, from a humble family with a Umbandist tradition.
At the age of 16 he converted to Protestantism and with 18 traveled for a month in a missionary project in Bolivia.
He moved to the city of São Paulo in the 1980s on account of his employment.

In São Paulo he became involved with the Igreja Renascer em Cristo, where he became an important bishop.
In the late 1990s he left Renascer for disagreements and founded his own ministry.
In 2001 he traveled to Singapore where he attended a leadership course at the Haggai Institute and became involved with ministries from other countries, mainly South Africa.
Modesto was born in the neighborhood of Brás de Pina, Rio de Janeiro, from a humble family with a Umbandist tradition. At the age of 16 he converted to Protestantism and with 18 traveled for a month in a missionary project in Bolivia. He moved to the city of São Paulo in the 1980s on account of his employment.
In São Paulo he became involved with the Igreja Renascer em Cristo, where he became an important bishop. In the late 1990s he left Renascer for disagreements and founded his own ministry. In 2001 he traveled to Singapore where he attended a leadership course at the Haggai Institute and became involved with ministries from other countries, mainly South Africa.
Claudio Modesto