born: March 13, 1980 ; Lisboa, Portugal
sponsors: Billabong wetsuits and clothing,TMN mobile, Von Zipper eyewear, Kustom footwear, Nixon watches, Red Bull energy drinks, Pukas surfboards and Ericeira Surf Shop
resides: Ericeira, Portugal
home break: Ribeira d'Ilhas
favorite waves: Coxos, Cave and Safi
favorite maneuvers: Barrels and carves
favorite surfers: Ricardo Pires, Mica Lourenço, Miguel Fortes, Ruben Gonzalez and Kelly Slater
hobbies: Spending time with Sebastiao and Ze Manel, my beautiful nephews. Also like to play tennis and go out with my friends!
fparents: My Mom's name is Grana and she lives a couple k's from me, she currently works in the real estate business but she takes care of my logistic as a part-time! My father passed away in 2005 and was my biggest fan!
siblings (brothers and sisters): An older brother called Ricardo a.k.a. Richie, one of my biggest influences and the one that pushed me into surfing. A really good surfer also!
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2005, ASP WQS 5-Star Buondi Billabong Pro
2006, ASP WQS 6-Star Buondi Billabong Pro
2008 Rip Curl Pro Search Somwhere, 3rd
