Henrique was born in the city of Curitiba, Brazil, in 1998.
As a child, he was very shy, quiet and observant. He always expressed himself better with drawings than with words.
When he was at school, he used to spend his days drawing in the margins of books, in notebooks or on his desk.
Today, he is an illustrator and graphic designer. He is very interested in the publishing world and in exploring the use of illustration as a means of communication.
In 2022, Planeta Tangerina published his first book “The first day”, winner of the 4th Serpa International Prize for Picturebooks.
In 2023, “The first day” was selected for the 57th Illustrators Exhibition at Bolonha Children’s Book Fair, also receiving a Special Mention for the Bologna Ragazzi Award (BRAW) in the “Comics – Early Reader” category.
