Besides his Bachelor's Degree in Scenic Arts, Zeca has three others academic degrees: Doctor of Sciences in Management (PUC-Rio, 2003), Master of Sciences in Management (PUC-Rio, 1998) and Bachelor in Business Administration (UFRJ, 1996).
Zeca Carvalho is a trained improv artist which has participated in several national and international improvisational theatre championships, winning the Rio de Janeiro Improv Championship three times (2012/2013/2015), placing second in the 2012 and 2013 Brazilian Improv Championship, and also becoming runner-up in the 2013 South-American Improv Championship, with his improv team 'Frangos de Makumba'.
Zeca was trained in martial arts like Pekiti Tirsia Kali, Karate and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which matches his frequent performances in action-oriented productions. He also specialized in tactical shooting and had the opportunity to train with some of Brazil's most elite combat shooting instructors.