Jazz drummer, born in Niteroi, Brazil, but residing in Portugal since 1987, where he has recorded and been playing and with many artists from jazz to rock to folk, like Maria João, Mário Laginha, Bernardo Sassetti, André Fernandes, Carlos Martins, Laurent Filipe, Pedro Abrunhosa, Rui Veloso, Camané, Ala dos Namorados, Cristina Branco, Rão Kyao, Carlos do Carmo, Dead Combo, Led On, Afonso Pais, among others.