Nuno Caravela was born in Lisbon on August 1, 1968. He attended I.A.D.E. and AR.CO. Centro de Arte e Comunicação and began his career as a writer and illustrator in 1992.

At the same time, he worked as a creative for six years in advertising agencies, and for seven years he was the author and editing coordinator of the project “Escola Global – A Tradição na Sala de Aulas” (Global School – Tradition in the Classroom), aimed at recovering traditional Portuguese tales.

He has developed numerous projects in the field of children’s literature, in partnership with some of the most renowned Portuguese publishers. Her best-known project, the collection “O Bando das Cavernas”, has several books in the PNL and has already passed the one million books sold mark in Portugal.