André Manuel Santos Carvalho, born on September 13, 1984, is a professional with diverse training in the areas of leather goods, goldsmithing and set design. He completed specific training such as small leather goods at CFPIC between 2023 and 2024, 1st Degree Goldsmith training at CINDOR in 2014, and has an academic background in Set Design from the Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espetáculo (2008-2011), in addition to a course in Sociocultural Animation and Psychosocial Technique, Level 3, from the Escola Profissional de Vila do Conde (2002-2005).