Born in Pernambuco, Brazil, in 1963. He studied cinema at the Bristol University in England. He has directed the short films Maracatu, Maracatus (1994) and Clandestina Felicidade (1998). His first feature, Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (2005), won the Jury Award of Best Film at the 29th Mostra. He has also directed the features I Travel Because I Must, I Return Because I Love You (2009, 33rd Mostra) with Karim Aïnouz; Once Upon a Time Was I, Verônica (2012, 36th Mostra); The Man of the Crowd (2013, 37th Mostra), co-directed by Cao Gumarães, Joaquim (2017) and Waiting for the Carnival (2019). His movies were presented in film festivals like Cannes, Venice and Berlin.
