Rui Baião was born on November 24, 1953, in Lisbon, Portugal, where he resides. He has practiced Medicine until 2020.

Baião has published the following titles: Quiasma (frenesi, Lisbon); MIX DIXIT (frenesi, Lisbon); nihil (frenesi, Lisbon); Aqueduto (& etc, Lisbon); SIÃO, an anthology of Portuguese poetry with Paulo da Costa Domingos and Al Berto (frenesi, Lisbon); Maligno (frenesi, Lisbon), Nuez, with photos by Paulo Nozolino, (frenesi, Lisbon); bone lonely, with photos by Paulo Nozolino (Steidl, Germany); naevus (Abysmo, Lisbon); Asco (DSO, Coimbra); Rude (Averno, Lisbon); Insane (Averno, Lisbon); Antro (Averno, Lisbon), Barbearia Tiqqun (viúva frenesi, Lisbon); balabela (Bestiário, Lisbon); paciente zero (Barco Bêbado, Lisbon); SCARAMUCCIA (Bestiário, Lisbon); STRANGVLATORIVM (Barco Bêbado, Lisbon); MOTIM (Barco Bêbado, Lisbon).