1965 - Born in São Paulo, Brazil.
1982 - Start to work as illustrator, graphic designer and publisher, and since then working for many advertising agencies and publishers, such like: J.W. Thompson, McCann Erickson, Lintas, Young & Rubican, FCB, Edson/FCB, BBDO, Ogilvy, TBWA, Wunderman, Grey, Publicis, Havas/Fuel, Desafio Global, Editora Abril, Veja Magazine, Exame Magazine, and many others. 1982 - Worked at Daniel Messias Animation Studio. 1983 - Worked at Mauricio de Sousa Studio / Animation division. 1985 to 1990 - Teacher at Escola Panamericana de Arte (São Paulo). 1990 - Open the second studio in Lisbon, Portugal. Besides illustration and graphic design, he is also devoted to the arts, particularly to watercolours, and has taken part in several exhibitions. 2007 until today - Moderator of the largest illustration forum from Brazil, "Ilustragrupo" (with over 2,200 members). 2007 - Wrote and organized the "Illustrator's Guide” (Guia do Ilustrador), an award winning on line publication (in Portuguese), dedicated to vocational guidance, nowadays with over 100,000 downloads in 56 countries. 2007 - Launched "Ilustrar Magazine", a digital illustration magazine: www.ilustrarmagazine.com 2008 - Won HQMIX Prize, the most important graphic design prize from Brazil, for the "Illustrator's Guide”. 2011 - Founded Reference Press, publishing art and illustration books: www.reference-press.com 2011 - Won the second HQMIX Prize, the most important graphic design prize from Brazil, for the "Ilustrar Magazine". 2013 - Member of the jury of World Press Cartoon. 2013 - Member of the jury of 10th Brazilian Graphic Desing Biennial (10ª Bienal Brasileira de Design Gráfico). 2014 - Lauching 21 new illustration books collection by Reference Press. 2016 - Lauching new books on ComicCon São Paulo, today the biggest ComicCon of the world. 2017 - Lauching new books on ComicCon São Paulo, today the biggest ComicCon of the world. 2018 - Won the PROAC Prize, from the Government of State of São Paulo, with the book "Zeppelin". |