My family hails from a town where no one dies of old age.
[at least, that’s what my grandfather made me believe]
Since moving twice from a small town in rural, Southern Brazil, my grandfather resorted to [somewhat imaginative] stories to keep his past alive.
How could I forget the barber who switched radio stations every time he nipped a single strand of hair? Or the cross-river, watermelon-carrying, swimming competition?
Turns out that while Grandpa was preserving his roots, he was also planting a few seeds [in my brain].
Story-telling. Left-field ideas. The fantastical.
Three decades later, these seeds have grown on to become a career. And today, I imagine worlds for brands and tell stories on their behalf.
The beauty of it all?
I still find time to remind him - a 96-year-old, Alzheimer’s patient - of how a good story is truly unforgettable.
Work Experience
Digitas/Publicis Groupe, Head of Creative / Senior Creative Director (2022 - 2025)
MullenLowe MENA, Creative Director (2020 - 2022)
Wunderman Thompson Dubai, Associate Creative Director (2018-2020)
MullenLowe Brazil, Copywriter (2015-2018)
Dentsu Brazil, Copywriter (2015)
Africa/DDB + DPZ, Intern Copywriter (2012-2015)
Awards
Top 5 Creative Directors in the UAE according to the One Show (2021).
Effies
🥇GOLD x1
🎗FINALIST x3
Campaign Tech Awards
🏆AGENCY OF THE YEAR
🥇WINNER x1
🎗FINALIST x1
Caples Awards
🥇GOLD x1
🥈SILVER x2
🥉BRONZE x1
🎗FINALIST x3
Young Guns
🥈SILVER x1
London International Awards
🎗FINALIST x2
Young Glory
🥉BRONZE x1
CCSP (Brazilian Creative Awards)
🥉BRONZE x1
🎗FINALIST x1
Wave Festival
🥉BRONZE x1
Cannes Lions
🥈SILVER x1
🎗SHORTLIST x8
One Show
🥉BRONZE x1
🎗MERIT/IN-BOOK x3
🎗SHORTLIST x2
Clio Awards
🥇GOLD (Sports) x1
🥈SILVER x2
🥉BRONZE x1
🎗SHORTLIST x1
NY Festivals
🏆REGIONAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR
🥇GOLD x1
🥈SILVER x2
🥉BRONZE x1
D&AD
🎗FINALIST x1
Dubai Lynx
🏆GRAND PRIX x2
🥇GOLD x2
🥈SILVER x8
🥉BRONZE x2
🎗FINALIST x8
JURY Experience
NY Festivals
Effies
Caples
Shots EMEA