1936 (-2002) Born in Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil
1963 Moved to Sao Paulo
Worked as a cabinet maker in a furniture factory

Solo Exhibitions
1967 The Gallery of the Folha de Sao Paulo Newspaper, Sao Paulo
1988 Popular Artist’s Room, National Folklore Institute, Rio de Janeiro

Group Exhibitions
1967 Galeria Artecnia, Sao Paulo
Sarasota, Florida
"Bresil Naifs", Maison des Cultures du Monde, Paris
Rabat, Morocco
"First Contemporary Exhibition of Primitive Art", Tokyo
2004 “Naive Spring” Uri and Rami Nachushtan Museum, Kibbutz Ashdot Yaacov Meuchad, Israel

Prizes
Christal Ball Reward, presented by Princess Michiko in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo

Bibliography
“Naןve Art in Brazil”, Jacques Ardies, 1998, Sao Paulo