João Aboim (or Imi as everybody calls him) was born in Lisbon, Portugal, on the 15th of April of 1982. Son of João Abel Aboim, cinematographer, and Ana Aboim, teacher at Torre, and brother of Grão and Adriana Aboim. He attended Torre since the age of 3, and at the age of 10 he changed schools to Paula Vicente.