Born in Lisbon, on January 1, 1923. He studied at the António Arroio School of Decorative Arts and attended the Painting Course at the National Society of Fine Arts. He studied Engraving and Screen Printing at “Gravura”, where he supervised some courses.

In the 1970s he was a member of the “Engraving” and the Technical Council. She received a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in 1971/72 and 1979/80.

He held several individual and group exhibitions and received several awards, among which the following stand out: in 1972, Gold Medal, at the III International Engraving Biennial, Florence; in 1987, 1st. Prize, at the 1st Art Biennial, Povoense Dramatic Group; in 1988, Yugoslavia Prize, Grand Prix Européen des Arts et des Lettres, Nice; in 1990, Honorable Mention, IV Small Format Exhibition, Viragem, Cascais and in 1994, Edition Prize, IV Amadora Engraving Biennial.   represented at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, at the State Secretariat for Culture / Casa de Serralves, at the Setúbal Museum, at the Banco de Fomento Nacional, at the City Museum, and also in some foreign museums and collections. private es. It was published several times by “Gravura” (Lisbon), by Galeria Triângulo (Algés), by Galeria Espiral and by the Portuguese Screen Printing Center (Lisbon).

He passed away at the age of 75, in Lisbon, in 1998.