[1] Matheus started his music career playing in nightclubs in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, first recording a single in 1968.
His first successful composition was "Comunicação", which was performed by Vanusa in the 1969 Festival Internacional da Canção and also recorded in 1970 by Elis Regina for her album Em Pleno Verão.
The record featured musicians like Oberdan Magalhães, Zé Rodrix, Chiquinho de Moraes, and the band Azymuth.
[3] In the 1980s, Matheus moved to São Paulo, where he worked at the Sociedade Independente de Compositores e Autores Musicais (SICAM, "Independent Society of Musical Composers and Authors").
[citation needed] In his final years, Matheus suffered from alcoholism, spending most of this time living out of hostels.