Born in Arapiraca, in the rural region of Alagoas, Brazil, and has been living and working in Ceará for 23 years. He is a screenwriter and director, and has technical training in audiovisual directing from the Dragão do Mar Institute, and in transmedia narratives from the Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School, University of Tallinn, Estonia. He is the author of the book Cinema Falado. The documentary short film Aqueles Dois (2018) was his debut in direction. Transversais is his first feature film.