I was born on 20 May 1969 and have a master’s degree in Geography and Regional and Local Planning. My professional life is linked to the management of EU funds in Portugal and international cooperation projects, in the Portuguese Public Administration, the European Commission and currently at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. I am also the driving force behind the project Laboratório de Candidaturas, Fundos Europeus para a Arte, Cultura e Criatividade, a space where ideas and people come together to discuss the main European funding initiatives for the cultural sector. I’m also a man of many activities. Advertising, writing, photography, travelling. Passionate about surfing, I see waves as my form of liberation and a unique moment of harmony between man and nature. I am the co-author of the first national surf guide, Portugal Surf Guide, your host for the documentary Movement, a journey into Creative Lives and ready to welcome you to my The Minimal House.