Camilo Rebelo studied Architecture in Porto. He collaborated with Eduardo Souto de Moura and Herzog & de Meuron. He later started his own practice in Oporto. He was an Assistant Professor at FAUP. Together with Souto de Moura was a Visiting Professor at FLUP Oporto, EPF Lausanne, ETSA-U Navarra, Accademia d Mendrisio and Politecnico di Milano.