Rafa was born in February 1998, in Portugal.
He started his shooting journey in 2019 and since then this are his best results:

- 14º in lvl 3 Bracara Augusta 2019
- 22º in National Championship 2019
- 6º in lvl 3 Bracara Augusta 2020
- 2º in National Championship 2020
- 1º in Portuguese Cup 2020
- 1º in Portuguese Open 2020
- 4º in lvl 3 Bracara Augusta 2021
- 73,29% Masters Optic Sight
- National Champion 2021 PO
- 2º Portuguese Cup 2021
- National Champion 2022 PO
- 1º in lvl 3 Open do Alvarve 2022
- 2º in lvl 3 Portuguese Open
- 1º in lvl 3 Open do Mar - Second Edition
- 73,28 % in World Shoot 2022 in Thailand
- National Champion 2023 PO

He shoots with the Shield RMSx in his Walther Q5SF.