THE PASSION FOR ARTS APPEARED IN THE EARLY STAGES OF HIS LIFE AND SOON IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO SEE HIM WITH A CAMERA OR A SAXOPHONE. HE BECAME PROFESSIONAL AT AGE OF 17 TOURING THROUGHOUT BRAZIL AND SOUTH AMERICA WITH A BAND CALLED "CANAL" . BEING A VIDEOGRAPHER FOR WEDDINGS SINCE A TEENAGER HE ALSO BEGINS TO LOVE AND ADMIRE PORTRAITURE AS HE STARTED TO WORK IN A PHOTO LAB AND BEING INFLUENCED BY OTHER ARTISTS. THE YOUNGEST SON OF A PASTOR AND AN ENGLISH TEACHER, HE WAS ONE OF THE FOUR CHILDREN IN A MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY.
