Fun facts (OR NOT SO FUN) about me

  • I was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  • I’m 30 years old.

  • For those who care, my star sign is Scorpio and my rising sign is Capricorn.

  • I'm of Brazilian, British, Italian, and Portuguese descent, and I hold two passports.

  • The first dog I ever had was a Beagle named Duque, who I lost at the age of 23. Even now, I still dream about him frequently.

  • I lost a small part of my hearing due to a swimming accident when I was 12, which happened three times until I was 18.

  • My first taste of earning money came at the age of 13, when I built my own "Tibia" game server. However, my mother put a stop to it due to energy concerns at home.

  • Improved my English skills by watching tutorials of all kinds - Adobe Softwares, Design, Coding

  • I used to make stop motion and special effects videos with Adobe After Effects at age of 14.

  • I was a Youtuber before the term existed, making “stupid” videos and short films with friends.

  • Using 3D Studio Max, I was able to design and build my own apartment in 3D at the age of 15.

  • I taught my bird how to whistle Flamengo's Anthem (Brazilian's Football Team), recorded and the video has so far 318.290 views on Youtube.

  • You may see me whistling while walking down the street, as I am quite addicted to it.

  • For anyone who shares my love of whistling, I created a Spotify playlist called "Whistle, baby" featuring top whistle songs.

  • A unique talent of mine is being able to "flip off" my middle toe.

  • At the age of 17, I moved to the United States by myself to finish high school, without knowing anyone there.

  • I used to be a swimmer, with a personal record of 23.03 seconds on the 50m freestyle. It's 2.12 seconds more than the world record.

  • I once gave my little cousin a "Pokemon," which turned out to be a real duck. My aunt was less than thrilled to keep it in the apartment for three weeks.

  • At the age of 21, I began studying Visual Communication & Marketing at ESPM in Rio de Janeiro.

  • During my first year of college, I worked at Walt Disney World at Hollywood Studios, Epcot, and Animal Kingdom.

  • My first internship was designing decks and building scenography.

  • For three years while studying, I worked as an unpaid Creative Director for the Varsity, designing sports jerseys and cheerleader costumes, raising money through graphic T-shirts I created, and even designing the mascot, "Jacarito Style." I saw more than one person get a tattoo of it.

  • At Group Reserva, I had the opportunity to design and produce over 200 graphic T-shirts, which I spotted on random people and even famous individuals on the street.

  • Applied for an unpaid Art Direction internship at College. Didn't get the job because my Portfolio “wasn't suitable”.

  • Despite being rejected for an unpaid Art Direction internship due to the unsuitability of my portfolio, I eventually landed an Art Director intern position at "Ogilvy&Mather Brazil," a previous year's Cannes Agency of the Year winner.

  • I managed to complete two undergraduate theses simultaneously in Design and Advertising, though it was a struggle. That year, I ended up in the hospital three times due to a lack of sleep.

  • Took the first flight to Europe just one day after receiving my diploma, without telling my family/friends. Have been in London since 2016.

  • Before I left, I taught my Grandma how to use her cellphone and Whatsapp. Today she is a Pro, and send me every day audios, "good morning/ night” and "Jesus blessing” pictures.

  • My first job in the UK was working as a Waiter for a Catering agency.

  • Once I worked at Abbey Road Studios on an event as a waiter. “Earth, Wind & Fire” was the main band attraction. It was awesome.

  • While working as a waiter I applied to more than 100 jobs online and delivered my CV to more than 20 AD agencies. Even got kicked out by securities at Y&R. Got only one interview but wasn’t suitable for the Junior position.

  • My first job in an advertising agency in UK was as Sandwich Maker. Yes, I got a job working at Geometry Global London's canteen making sandwich for employees.

  • Two weeks later I got hired by Juan Posada, and was working for the same agency as a Junior Creative.

  • After 10 months as an employee, achieved my first 2 Lions and the first-ever Cannes Lions and LIA awards for Geometry Global London.

  • In 2017 I Iistened for 80,744 minutes, to 4,242 different songs, 1,594 artist and 54 genres on Spotify.

  • Beginning of 2018 got an offer at GTB to work for Ford. Colleagues told me it wouldn't be good for my portfolio to do only car ad.

  • My first works for Ford, called the Noise-Cancelling Kennel and Lane-Keeping Bed, isn't a "car ad". It was featured in well-known publications such as Fast Company, Mashable, LadBible and TV channels, reaching over 6 billion impressions.

  • Spike Lee commented about a campaign I worked, live on TV

  • In 2018 I travelled to 9 countries.

  • I have a thing for McDonald's, kind of like a connoisseur, and I try McDonald's in every country I visit. I'm proud to say I've tried McDonald's in more than 20 countries and on every continent in the world.

  • Achieved my first D&AD award and the first-ever pencil for GTB London.

  • Helped achieve the YouTube Silver Play Button (100,000 Subscribers) for Ford Europe account with Interventions Campaign.

  • In 2019 I travelled to 4 continents

  • At the beginning of 2020, I decided to leave London to start working on the other side of the world, at one of my top 3 agencies since college times: ColensoBBDO

  • After 2 months working for ColensoBBDO, the COVID arrived in Auckland. Everything was shut down and we started working from Home.

  • We received the news that 25% of the agency would be redundant because of financial issues.

  • I was made redundant, got proposed to be relocated to Australia, but ended up deciding to return back to London, after 5 months of working in New Zealand.

  • One month later, I was offered the opportunity to work again for Apple, at TBWA\Media Arts Lab London.

  • As much as I had been working only 6 months for ColensoBBDO, by the end of the year, I was recognized as 2020 #1 Lürzer's Archive Art Director in New Zealand and worked on a campaign that got a Cannes Lion Shortlist.

  • In 2020 I lived in 3 different continents.

  • Started 2021 as a Petsitter, by taking care of dogs while I work from home. So far I’ve received more than 500 bookings and have made lots of furry friends.

  • By the end of 2021, I was feeling a bit depressed and overweight. I decided to train for my first half marathon in the following year. Since then, I haven't stopped. I completed the half marathon, a couple of marathons, a triathlon, a 70.3 Ironman, and now I have a goal to finish an ultra-marathon and a full Ironman in 2024.

  • In 2023 I travelled to 4 continents.

  • TO BE CONTINUED…