User:EsliDiasJunior/Rafael Portugal

Rafael Portugal (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, february 5th, 1985) is a brazilian actor, composer and comedian. He is known for being part of the comedy youtube channel Porta dos Fundos, but before that he also participated in another comedy channel called 'Parafernalha'.He gained national notoriety by having a part on the brazilian version of Big Brother, and in the Comedy Central show 'A Culpa é do Cabral' (It Is Cabral's Fault).

Life
Portugal was born in the Realengo neighbourhood, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Prior to becoming and actor and comedian, he worked as a supermarket replenisher, office assistant and tried to open a clothing store. He learned to play the guitar by himself, and has 12 songs recorded by different artists to this day, including "João de Barro", sung by Leandro Léo and featured on Maria Gadú's DVD.

Career
Portugal began his career as a theater actor, at 15 years old, when he entered the "Cia. Atos e Atores" theater, receiving incentive from his mother. His artistic life on the internet began at the youtube comedic channel "Ixi", formed by his neighbourhood friends from Realengo. Then, he was invited by Felipe Neto, whom had created the comedy channel Parafernalha. At the 2015 Multishow Comedy Awards, he reached the finals, and in the same year received the invitation to integrate the Porta dos Fundos' crew, where he remains until present day. His cinema debut came in 2016 with the movie Porta dos Fundos: Contrato Vitalício, in wich he plays the character Paulo. Portugal participated in a Whindersson Nunes' short film called "A Placa de Rubi - A Chibatada Final" that premiered on YouTube on february 17th of 2019. He won the Risadaria' award for best comedy actor in 2017. Since 2016, he is also part of the Comedy Central show A Culpa é do Cabral.