1925 Born in Barra do Pirai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ambassador in Angola

Ambassador in Thailand

Ambassador in Jamaica

1968 Brazilian Consul-General in London

Lives and works in Rio de Janeiro

Solo Exhibitions

1973 Chica da Silva Gallery, Brazil

1973 Gallery of the Rio Palace Hotel, Rio de Janeiro

1973 Multipla Gallery, Brasilia

1978 Casa Blanca Gallery, Rio de Janeiro

1994 Cultural Space of Rio Palace

1993 Vassouras Cultural House, Rio de Janeiro

2000 MIAN-International Museum of Naןve Art of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Group Exhibitions

1970 Manheim Gallery, London

1971 Elvaston Gallery, London

1972 Hampstead Art Center, London

1974 ‘Alma Brasileira’, Ascona, Switzerland

1974 ‘The Fascinating World of the Naןve Painters’, Paco Imperial, Rio de Janeiro

1974 ‘Primitive Painters’, MEC

1988 International Exhibition of Naןve Art, Paco Imperial, Rio de Janeiro

1992 ‘Bicentenary of the Death of Vassouras’,Sao Joao Del Rey

1993 ‘Inaugural Exhibition of the Culture House of Vassouras’, Rio de Janeiro

Bibliography

“World Encyclopedia of Naןve Art”, Oto Bihalji-Merin, 1984, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

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