Born in Lisbon in 1949 in the neighborhood of Madragoa, the artist attended the School of Decorative Arts António Arroio, where he studied Decorative Painting. As a student, he began frequenting the tertulias of Lisbon, namely at Brasileira do Chiado, Café Tarantela, Café Vává, Leitaria Garrett, etc.
At Brasileira, he met and interacted with some of the well-known figures of national culture, such as Almada Negreiros, Abel Manta, Jorge Barradas, and João Hogan, who sponsored his exhibition at the Diário de Notícias Gallery in 1970. He continues to have daily contact with others, including Virgílio Domingues, Alberto Gordillo, and Luís Lobato. In 1968, he had his first solo exhibition at the National Art Gallery in Lisbon.
After the April 25th Revolution in 1974, he created large murals for the Avante Festival alongside other renowned artists such as Rogério Ribeiro, Cipriano Dourado, Querubim Lapa, Jorge Vieira, and Rogério do Amaral. He has a studio in Bairro Alto and has spent several periods in Belgium, where he frequently exhibits at Galerie L’Oeil, Racines, and Galerie Albert I.
In Brussels, he also executed two large-scale murals for the ABEP (Association of Portuguese Emigrants in Belgium) which were recently donated to the Municipality of S. Gilles/Brussels.
The artist is represented in numerous museums and collections in Portugal and abroad. Regarding his works, he states: “I grasp themes from our everyday life and try to export them to the world.” The main characteristics of his works are the use of strong and vibrant colors and a figuration that tends towards exaggeration of forms. It is a lyrical, poetic painting with a very Portuguese colorfulness!…(quotes from António Carmo in an interview with Ana Maria Albuquerque).
