Currently based in the United States, he began painting at 8 years old when his father gave him his first box of oil paints and brushes. When he left Brazil to study medicine, he continued to paint and eventually decided to devote himself full-time to his art. Influenced by extensive travel, his artwork provides counter-narratives to the media’s depiction of marginalized communities in Brazil and other African diasporic countries. His paintings have been shown in galleries, museums, and public spaces in Brazil, Spain, and the United States.