Born in Manaus and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Gomes began his dance studies at the Helena Lobato and Dalal Achcar Ballet Schools.

At the age of 13 he left Brazil to attend the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida, and at 16 he studied for one year at the Paris Opera Ballet school.

In the summer of 2008, he accompanied Alessandra Ferri on her farewell tour in Japan and Italy.

Gomes resigned from the ABT on December 21, 2017, after the company began investigating a report of sexual misconduct levied against him.

[8] He created Aktaion in Artemis, the Portrait in Dorian, Death in HereAfter, Sergei in On the Dnieper and leading roles in Black Tuesday, C. to C. (Close to Chuck), Clear, Concerto No.