Career
He plays as a lock or as a flanker. He currently plays for the Italian semi-professional team of Rugby Reggio. He decided to represent Portugal, and was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals squad.
He played a single game with Scotland.
He head-butted a Scottish player, being suspended for four weeks after the incident. Severino has currently 50 caps for the "Lobos", with a try scored, five points in aggregate, since his first game in 2006.