ABOUT

I have a favourite style, but not a dominant one. I let the text direct me towards the look that best represents its story. I also accept the author’s suggestions, which are born from his narrative and feelings. Being a children’s literature illustrator is one of my favorite activities. I already have more than a hundred edited works, several of them as the author of the graphic design and also of the text – published over more than 30 years in the publishing market. I collect some national and international awards and expositions. Like the selection for the White Ravens Catalog, the UNESCO Cátedra Seal and BIG Asia – Children’s Content. My books are often selected for government reading projects and I am invited to major literary fairs, lectures and to teach in courses. In 2020 I lived in France for 8 months, acting as a guest resident at Cité du Mot, in Charité-sur-Loire. Today, my home town is Lisbon, but I spend my vacations in Rio, near a big lagoon filled with capybaras and big birds.

Many books!

I haven’t completed the subtitles yet.

But the idea is that you click to see details of each artwork.

Keep diving until the end to appreciate the variety of visual narratives.

I created the graphic design and illustrations for the collection of Amazonian legends narrated by the famous Brazilian musician and writer Paulinho Tapajós. The publisher was Nova Fronteira. This is the cover of one of the books in the collection, which tells the legend of Vitória-Régia. Take a look at some of the artwork below, where I’ve combined watercolours and backgrounds from photographs I’ve taken of Amazonian flora.

Illustrations for the collection of Amazonian legends. The legend of Vitória-Régia. I’ve combined watercolours and backgrounds from photographs I’ve taken of Amazonian flora.

The Legend of the Uirapuru – Writer: Paulinho Tapajós.

Below, the covers of The Legend of the Amazonas & The Legend of the Uirapuru. By the way, I’m a researcher in myths, legends and folklore.



The next section features artwork of Brazilian fauna and folklore that I made for the books of Rio de Janeiro’s municipal schools. Produced by Multirio – Rio de Janeiro City Hall.

Artworks for the book ‘Se essa rua fosse minha’ (If this street were mine), full of Brazilian lullabies. Songs collected by researcher Fátima Miguez, published by Nova Fronteira.

“Se essa rua fosse minha”

I called this friendly capybara to show you some of the artwork I’ve done for a children’s version of the Bible. Published by Petra / Nova Fronteira.“Se essa rua fosse minha”

Do you see the capybara?

Hey, you!

Hey, you too!

Books are wings!

The right to choose and read books is sacred.