Author of several novels, short stories, and novellas, among which stand out Nylon da Minha Aldeia (1997), adapted to the cinema, and Materna Doçura (1998), besides several short stories, chronicles, children's books, and plays.

Among other films, he directed Adeus à Brisa, about the life and work of another writer, Urbano Tavares Rodrigues. His work has been translated into several countries and is the subject of international university theses and adaptations to various artistic genres.