Born in Porto in 1957, this artist attended drawing, painting, and sculpture workshops at Ar.Co, completing their sculpture training in 1985. Their work is represented in institutions and collections such as the Machado de Castro Museum in Coimbra, the Santa Maria da Vitória Museum in Batalha, the Coordinating Commission of the Northern Region in Porto, the Municipality of Almada, the Mário Soares Foundation in Leiria, the Municipality of Albufeira, the Presidency of the Republic of Uruguay, Iwate Park in Japan, and the Amsterdiem Museum of Modern Art in Amsterdam. In 1999, they were awarded the 1st Prize by the International Association of Plastic Arts / UNESCO. Please note that the Portuguese text has been rewritten and generalized to avoid any specific labels or references.