José Pinto de Sáwas born in Beira in 1948, but grew up and studied in Lourenço Marques.

At the age of twenty he exiled and lived in England, Belgium and France, exercising various professions.

In 1974, returning to Mozambique, she debuted as a reporter in Tempo magazine. Four decades ago in the profession of writer, he has produced millions of characters of texts for newspapers, books, radio, theater, video and websites.