1989   1st Prize — World Environment Day Poster, Ministry of the Environment, Portugal.

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2005   1st Prize — ILUSTRARTE 2005, International Biennial of Illustration for Children, Barreiro, Portugal

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2008   VISUAL AWARDS Diplomas — El día en que la mamá se le puso cara de tetera in the categories Illustration Award and Children’s Book, Spain.

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2009   THE GOLDEN PEN OF BELGRADE AWARD, 10th International Biennial of Illustration, Sérvia.

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2010   Honourable Mention — WORLD PRESS CARTOON 2010, Sintra, Portugal.

           1st Prize of the Critics — CALENDARIO DUEMILA 2010, Cremona, Italy.

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2011   Honourable Mention — EUROFRUITCARTOONALE, Sint-Truiden, Belgium.

           1st Prize Caricature — WORLD PRESS CARTOON 2011, Sintra, Portugal.

           Selezione Calendario Duemila 2012, Privacy, Associazione Tapirulan – Cremona, Italy.

           Municipal Merit Medal — Fundão City Council, Portugal.

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2012   Award of Excellence, COMUNICATION ARTS, USA.

           PRIX PETIT GRAIN DE SEL /Mes bêtises préférées /Pouliguen, France.

           Winner/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 28, USA.

           Runner-up/Fine Art, Creative Quarterly 28, USA.

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2013   Winner/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 30/31, USA.

           Runner-up/Illustration Professional Creative Quarterly 30/31, USA.

           Runner-up/Fine Arts, Creative Quarterly 30/31, USA.

           THE WHITE RAVENS LIST /O mundo no chão / Internationale  Jugendbibliothek, München, Germany.

           GRAND PRIX /The Golden  Pen of Belgrade Award, Serbia.

           Merit Winner/Picture Book 3x3 Proshow, USA.

           Merit Winner/Picture Book 3x3 Proshow, USA.

           Winner/Fine Art Creative Quarterly 33, USA.

           Winner/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 33, USA.

           Runner- Up/Fine Art, Creative Quarterly 33, USA.

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2014   Winner/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 36, USA.

           Runner-Up/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 36, USA.

           Merit Winner/Series 3x3 Proshow, USA.

           Selezione Calendario Tapirulan 2015, Eden –Tapirulan, Cremona, Italy.

           Winner/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 37, USA.

           Runner-Up/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 37, USA.

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2015   Winner/ Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 39, USA.

           Merit Winner/Picture Book, 3x3 Proshow, USA.

           Honourable Mention/ Unpublished, 3x3 Proshow, USA.

           Winner /Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 40, USA .

           Chosen/AI-AP Archive/Latin American Ilustración 4, USA.

           Winner /Illustration Professional Creative Quarterly 41, USA.

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​2016   Jury Award, Hiii Illustration International Competition 2015, China.

           Best of the Best, Hiii Illustration International Competition 2015, China.

           Merit Award, Hiii Illustration International Competition 2015, China.

           Merit Award, Hiii Illustration International Competition 2015, China.

           Merit Winner/Series, 3x3 Proshow, USA.

           Winner /Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 44, USA.

           Winner /Runner-Up/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 45, USA.

           Selection/AI-AP Archive/Latin American Ilustración 5, USA.

           Annual Selection/ Cheltenham Illustration Awards. UK.

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2017   Winner Book Illustration, Applied Arts Photography & Illustration, Canada.

           Runner-Up/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 47, USA.

           Merit Winner/Picture Book 3x3 Proshow, USA.

           Winner/Illustration Professional Creative Quarterly 48, USA.

           Chosen/AI-AP Archive/Latin American Ilustración 6, USA.

           Fine Work Prize, JIA – Japan Illustration Award, Japan.

           Honourable Mention, 44º International Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba, Brazil.

           Runner-Up/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 50, USA.

           Selezione Calendario Tapirulan 2018, Ciao, Cremona, Italy.

           Best of the Best, Little Hakka International Picture Book Competition, China.

           Creative Quarterly 100 Best 2017, USA.

           Merit Award Winner, iJungle Illustration Awards.

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2018   Winner Miscelaneous Illustration, Applied Arts Photography & Illustration, Canada.

           Best of the Best, Hiii Illustration International Competition, 2017, China.

           Merit Award, Hiii Illustration International Competition, 2017, China.

           Excellent Prize JIA/Japan Illustration Association 2018, Japan.

           Runner-Up/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 53, USA.

           Honorary Mention Award, GIA Global Illustration Award, China.

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2019   Winner/Runner-Up/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 55, USA.

           World Illustration Awards - AOI (shortlist), UK.

           The Northern Illustration Prize (shortlist), UK.

           Honorable Mention/Poster 3x3 Proshow nº16, USA.

           Honorable Mention/Self-Promotion 3x3 Proshow nº16, USA.

           Chosen/AI-AP Archive/Latin American Ilustración 8, USA.

           Runner-Up/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 57, USA.

           Annual Selection/ Cheltenham Illustration Awards. UK.

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2020   2  Merit Awards,  Hiii Illustration International Competition, 2019, China.

           1 Nomination, Hiii Illustration International Competition, 2019, China.

           Diploma TIT2020, Tallinn Illustrations Triennial, Estonia.

           Runner-Up/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 62, USA.

           Runner-Up/Fine Art, Creative Quarterly 62, USA.

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2021   Selezione Tapirulan Illustrators Contest  2021, Utopia, Cremona, Italy.

           Shortlist Communication Arts 2021 Illustration Competition.

           Winner/ Unpublished/Personal Illustration, Applied Arts Photography & Illustration Awards, Canada.

           Runner-Up/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 64, USA.

           Merit Winner/Unpublished 3x3 Proshow nº18, USA.

           Merit Winner/Self promotion 3x3 Proshow nº18, USA.

           Silver Medal, Japan Illustration Award/ JIA 2021, Japan.

           Merit Award, Hiii Illustration International Competition, 2020, China.

           3 Nominations, Hiii Illustration International Competition, 2020, China.

           Honourable Mention — Illustration Biennial, Eixo Atlântico Capital of Culture, Braga.

           Winner/IJungle Illustration Awards 2022, China.

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2022   Winner/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 67, USA.

           Winner/ Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 70, USA.

           Honorable Mention/ Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 70, USA.

           Honorable mention/ Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 70, USA.

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2023   Shortlist Communication Arts 2023 Illustration Competition, USA.

           Shortlist Nami Concours 2023, South Korea.

           Prix Literáire Littéralouest para o livro Mais j’ai croisé…. Guichen, France.

           The 100 Best 2022 Creative Quarterly, USA.

           Merit Winner/Children Illustration 3x3 Proshow nº20 /Annual, EUA.

           Merit Award/Publishing, Hiii Illustration International Competition 2022, China.

           2 Nominations/Publishing, Hiii Illustration International Competition 2022, China.

           Runner-Up/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 62, USA.

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2024   Illustration West 62 Exhibition (Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles), Los Angeles, USA.

           Winner/Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 76, USA.

 

2025   Runner-Up/Fine Art, Creative Quarterly 79, USA.

           Merit Winner/Picture Books, 3x3 Show No.22, USA.

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