Born in Angola, son of an Italian mother and Portuguese father, Matteo is a true ethnic mix.

After many years of his childhood spending vacations in Pico Island, in 2014 he finally realized his dream of living in his favorite place, becoming a “Picaroto”.

Passionate about Pico Island he loves to show all the hiding places it has.

Influenced early on by his maternal grandfather in the Italian Alps, the Mountain is his comfort zone and already has more than 650 climbs since June 2015.

In search of providing the best experience to those who climb with him, he seeks to expand his knowledge, technique and experience in other Mountains having already accomplished the ice climbing course in Sudtirol in the Italian Alps as well as medium mountain expeditions to Toubkal (4100m) – Morocco, and high mountain in Cayembe (5800m), Cotopaxi (5900m) and Chimborazo (6300) – Ecuador.

Pico Mountain continues to serve as a training and preparation base for upcoming high mountain expeditions and projects.