[2] Since his early life, he was in contact with circle of artists and, when an adolescent, he met Pierre Verger, friend of his father.
[3] In 1968, he studied for two years at the Art Students League of New York.
After that, he returned to Brazil and first exhibited the sculptures created in New York at the 12th São Paulo Art Biennial.
[4] He worked mainly with black-and-white photography, and representing the religion of Candomble.
[6] He died in 2009 in Salvador due to skin cancer.