Born in Lisbon. Wen to the António Arroio School and participates in the activities of the surrealists António Maria Lisboa, Mário Cesariny, Mário Henrique Leiria and Pedro Oom, in 1948. From 1952 to 64 he lives in Angola, where he assembles an ethnographic collection, after which he returns to Portugal. Solo exhibitions (selection) 1953 to 1959 Luanda, 1968 Retrospective, Bucholz Gal., Lisbon, 1970 20 Bules e 16 Quadros, São Mamede Gal, Lisbon, 1977 Galeria 2, Oporto, Centro Cultural de Almansil, 1982 SNBA, Lisbon, 1984 Gilde Gal., Guimarães. Collective exhibitions (selection) 1969 International Surrealist Exhibition, Scheveningen, The Netherlands, 1977 Surrealism Unlimited, London, 1978 Portuguese Art since 1920, Royal Academy of Art, 1981 Performance du regard surréaliste, Lyon, 1984 Surréalisme péripherique, Université de Montréal, Canada. Exhibitions in Portugal (selecction) 1949 Exposição dos Surrealistas, Lisboa, 1950 Segunda Exposição dos Surrealistas, 1968 Divulgação Gal. (with Mário Cesariny), Oporto, 1975 Figuração Hoje, SNBA, Lisbon, 1980 Acta Médica Portuguesa, Calouste Gulbenkian Found., 1981 Antevisão do Centro de Arte Moderna da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
