Marco Bras (b. Moçambique, Africa) Moved to Portugal where he studied photography, drawing, and experimental filmmaking until he fell in love with stone carving. He attended the International Sculpture Center in Portugal. Studied with masters of carving stone like Moises, Antonio Quina, Rogerio Timoteo, and Romeu Costa. Marco Bras showed his work extensively in Europe and the United States. Participated in various art fairs, and received prizes and honors for the excellence of his carving technique such as a first-place award D. Fernando II. Marco Bras established his studio in New Jersey, where he creates large-scale stone-carved sculptures.