Agostinho José Lopes Pereira Nunes was born in Margao, Salcete, Goa. He was of European descent; He was the son of Cypriano Silvério Rodrigues Nunes. He went to Portugal in 1833 with a letter of recommendation from the military academy of Goa. he studied mathematics at the University of Coimbra and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Paris. He applied his learnings to the studies of bridges and sidewalks. he returned to Portugal and worked with the public works in the district of Aveiro where he passed away in 1857. He was the brother of Manuel Lopes Pereira Nunes.