Education
He studied piano at the Madrid Royal Conservatory and gave his first performance in Lisbon in 1881.
He studied piano at the Madrid Royal Conservatory and gave his first performance in Lisbon in 1881.
Pedro Eugénio Daupias, 1º Visconde de Daupias (Count of Daupias) was present and so impressed that he offered Colaço a trip to Paris to continue his musical education. From there he moved on to Berlin to study at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik under Barth and Rudorff (piano) and Harertel and Bargiel (composition). In 1887, Colaço returned to Lisbon and became a Portuguese citizen.
He was appointed piano professor at the Conservatory of Music and contributed largely to the cultural activities of this country as a performer, pedagogue and composer.
He taught music to the young Portuguese Prince Doctorate. Manuel (later Manuel II of Portugal).