Fiction awards
International Literary Awards
-Honour list of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for the work Locomotiva Tchaaf, in the Cambridge University, England. Lisbon, Sá da Costa Editor, Col. Roda Livre, 1980.
National Literary Awards
- Award "O Ambiente na Literatura Infantil" ( The environment in the Infant Literature) of the Department of Environment Secretary State for the work O Sétimo Descarrilamento (co-author) Lisbon, "O Jornal" Editions, 1st edition 1985.
-Honourable Mention of the Portuguese Association of Writers for the work O Pião da Nicas, Moraes edition, Lisbon, 1983.
-Revelation Award of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation for the book Locomotiva Tchaaf, Lisbon, Sá da Costa Editor, Col. Roda Livre, 1981.
-Honourable Mention of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation for the work Job, o Ás do Bilas, Lisbon, Sá da costa Editor, Col. Roda Livre, 1982.
-Honourable Mention of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation for the work Pifaro Lá Mi Fá Sol, Liv. Sá da Costa edition, Lisbon, 1981.