Native of the Autonomous Region of Príncipe – São Tomé and Príncipe, he lives in a de facto union, is the father of two children, and was born on December 12, 1989.

In the Autonomous Region of Príncipe, where he spent his entire childhood and adolescence, he attended Primary Education at Nova Estrela School and Basic and Secondary Education at Padrão Secondary School and Santo António II Secondary School.

He was a social activist throughout his teenage years and youth, belonged to several youth groups, and represented Príncipe Island in the São Toméan Children’s Parliament in 2000.

In 2006, he was part of a group of young people who advocated for open and regular elections in the Autonomous Region of Príncipe and became an activist for the Union for Change and Progress of Príncipe during the Regional Elections of that year.

In 2007, he traveled to Portugal to continue his studies with his family. That same year, he attended Azevedo Neves School in Amadora to complete secondary education. The following year, he entered higher education, studying Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, through national exams, and received a merit diploma.

While pursuing his studies, he was elected President of the African Students’ Association at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon; President of the General Assembly of Students (AG) of the Academic Association of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon; and a Member of the School Council of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, representing students.

In 2014, he was one of the founding members of the Association of Students from Príncipe in Portugal – Minu-Yié, where he served as President of the General Assembly.

Between 2018 and 2019, he served as the representative of IDEC – STP, Institute of Law and Citizenship, in Portugal. During the same period, he was elected President of the Cape Verdean Association in Portugal.

From 2015 to 2017, he completed postgraduate studies in Banking Law and Commercial Companies Law, both at CIDP | FDUL – Research Center for Private Law; a postgraduate program in Legislation Science and Legislative Drafting at ICJP | FDUL – Institute of Legal-Political Sciences, where he was invited to collaborate on a research project about legislative drafting in Lusophone countries, under the coordination of Professor João Tiago Silveira; and a postgraduate course in Preparation for Diplomatic Career Access at IE | FDUL – European Institute.

After completing his Law degree, he finished the coursework for a Master’s in Environmental Law, Natural Resources, and Energy, being admitted to submit his dissertation at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon in 2017.

In 2018, he completed one year of the Executive MBA, Master of Business Administration, at INDEG | ISCTE Executive Education.

Throughout his academic and associative journey, he promoted and organized, alongside colleagues, numerous conferences, colloquiums, debates, and discussions on various topics related to Politics, Law, Economics, and History. He also participated in Banking, Arbitration, and Guarantees Seminars at CIDP | FDUL – Research Center for Private Law.

In 2018, he successfully completed his professional internship and was admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.

He was a Jurist and Senior Technician at the Municipality of Oeiras, after a public competition, in 2017.

He was elected Municipal Deputy and Leader of the Bench at the Assembly of Carnaxide and Queijas in 2017.

He served as Advisor and Assistant to the Vice President of the Municipality of Oeiras.

He has been a member of the Advisory Council of IPDAL – Institute for the Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean since 2019.

In 2021, he was recognized as one of the 100 most influential personalities in Lusophone Africa by the magazine Africa Shapers. In 2022, he was listed as one of the 100 most influential black personalities in Lusophony on the PowerList of Bantumen Magazine, and in 2023, he was awarded the Lusophone Merit Award at the Lusophony Awards Gala.

Currently, he is the President of UMPP – Union for Change and Progress of Príncipe, elected at the Congresses in 2019 and 2024, successively.

He became President of the Regional Government of Príncipe in 2020, proposed by UMPP, and was re-elected to the same position after winning the 2022 Regional Elections with a qualified majority of 2/3 of the deputies. He was also elected Deputy to the Regional Legislative Assembly of Príncipe in 2022.

By virtue of his role as President of the Regional Government of Príncipe, he is a member of the Council of State and the National Defense Superior Council.