Jean Shinzato was born in 1968 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a third Japanese generation(“Sansei“).

From childhood he used to practice aquatic sports. Moreover his father is an engineer and gave him basics of technical way of reasoning and solving problems.  All these facts have might have influenced in his professional career as a Naval Architect.   

He graduated at  Naval Architect in 1992 – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.