 His literary fiction debut "Equador", based on the life of a Portuguese governor of São Tomé e Príncipe, was one of the best-selling books of 2003 in Portugal, with over 220,000 copies sold.He has also published some best-selling books for children.He currently writes a weekly column of political commentary for "Expresso" (as he previously did for "Público"), and contributes to the sports newspaper "A Bola".