She was born in Baixa da Banheira, Portugal. In 1986, she began her ballet studies in Lisbon. In 1990 she joined the Dance School of the National Conservatory under the teachers Georges García, Iván Krammer, Ulrike Caldas, Carlos Caldas, Luisa Taveira, Jorge Salavisa, Violatte Quenole, Ana Máscolo, Marck de Graef, Armando Jorge, Cristina Pereira, Diane Grey and Olga Roriz. While she was a student she collaborated with the National Ballet of Portugal on different choreographies.    
In 1998 she became a member of the National Ballet of Portugal and three years later, in 2001, she joined the Compañía Nacional de Danza 2, under the orders of Nacho Duato y Tony Fabre. She stayed with the junior company for two years, dancing numerous choreographies by Nacho Duato, Tony Fabre, Yoko Taira...    
In September 2003 she became a member of the Compañía Nacional de Danza.