Cláudio Passos, “the Wizard of Baixa”

A winner of several national and international competitions, Cláudio Passos has a prestigious career in Portuguese goldsmithing. In 2023, he created a piece of sacred art from scratch, titled the “Holy Trinity Rosary,” to present to Pope Francis ahead of his visit to Portugal for World Youth Day. At 76 years old, he confesses to JoiaPro that the work was the result of cheating death on two occasions.

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JoiaPro 104

JoiaPro 104, dedicated to Cláudio Passos, a master jeweler in Lisbon known as “the magician of Baixa,” is now available for online viewing.

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