The holder of a degree in Visual Programming from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, he worked as an illustrator at the art section of Rede Globo’s Journalism Department, and as an animator for the films Como Matar um Poodle, Gaín Paña e a Origem da Pupunheira, and Amor Índio, a film by Rui Oliveira shortlisted for the 1999 Anima Mundi Festival. He directed the music video Segredos, by the singer Frejat, alongside Maurício Vidal and Léo Santos.