Urivaldo Lopes was born in Mindelo, Cape Verde. He left his home country at 15 years old for France.
There, he went to a fashion school to learn fashion design. He soon became fascinated by the fashion photography and started training with his friends as models. He then graduated from the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne.
His work as a talented photographer can be seen regularly in L'Officiel, Cosmopolitan, L'Edito Magazine, Velvet, ELLE, Vogue.it, ... Today, at 27 years old, Urivaldo is a Designer for Blumarine, a great Italian brand, and works for several international fashion magazines.