Mateus was born in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, and since 2013 has been working with soundtracks for films from that area.
Mateus has worked on several documentary films including: Brasil S/A, Behind The Shield Line, and Prison Flowers, as well as writing and directing his own short film Bubble.
Mateus' narrative feature film work includes: Black Amber, Aquarius, and most recently the acclaimed Bacurau. \xa0