[1] In 1999, he was part of two collective contemporary art exhibitions: Ramaia at the Public Equipment for Cultural Action (EPAC) centre in Vila do Bispo[2][self-published source][3] and RAMa at Galeria Alvarez in Porto.
[4][5][verification needed] He then composed two children's ballets, the first being O Julgamento do Cuco in 2000 for the Association of Parents of the Schools of Castelo de Vide with choreographer Maria João Alcobia.
This was produced under the Environmental Education Program through Art[10] and presented at Parque das Nações during the close of the International Year of Planet Earth, an event sponsored by the United Nations and UNESCO.
[8][better source needed] In 2010, he collaborated with poet Bruno Filipe Esteves for the project A Palavra Longe de Aberta.
[1][15][self-published source] He received an honourable mention at the Festa Grande C National Creativity Contest for the Schools in the music category in 2011.