Born and raised in Campina Grande, in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, he began playing the cavaquinho at 8 years old and, around the age of 10, was already attending and playing at the local Choro gatherings. At 11, he received a mandolin as a gift, and it was then that he started performing as a choro soloist with his own group. As a child and teenager, he toured all over Paraíba giving performances and recording some concert DVDs.

At 14, he was invited to participate in the recording of the album "Talentos do Chorinho Paraibano," in which he recorded three tracks. During his teenage years, the mandolin became a central part of his routine and performances. For this reason, he began taking mandolin lessons in the city of Recife (almost 200 km away), traveling biweekly on weekends for classes.

In early adulthood, he immigrated to Lisbon to attend university, studying Economics. For a few years, his musical activity went dormant. However, upon returning to the Clube do Choro in Lisbon, his musical journey was reignited. He began participating weekly in the choro gatherings at the Típica bar in Alfama, and from this experience, the group A Típica Roda de Choro was formed, named in honor of the place where it all began.

This venue and the work developed there gave him the opportunity to meet and play with great Brazilian musicians touring Europe (such as Cainã Cavalcante, Yamandu Costa, Nilze Carvalho, among others), as well as opening doors to new performances, such as at the CGD Auditorium of ISEG, University of Lisbon, with a live broadcast on Antena 2.