João Vicente de Castro

**João Vicente de Castro** (born **João Vicente Barbosa da Silva de Castro** on *27 March 1983* in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a **Brazilian actor and comedian** best known for co‑founding the influential YouTube comedy collective *Porta dos Fundos*. Raised in a creative household, his mother Gilda Midani worked as a wardrobe stylist while his father Tarso de Castro was a celebrated journalist and one of the original founders of the satirical newspaper *O Pasquim*. After completing a degree in advertising and spending several years in the São Paulo advertising scene, Castro discovered a passion for performance and quickly transitioned to acting, leveraging his comedic instincts and keen sense of timing.

In 2012 he helped launch *Porta dos Fundos* alongside Gregório Duvivier, Fábio Porchat, Ian SBF and Antonio Tabet, a venture that reshaped Brazilian digital humor and earned international recognition. That same year he made his television debut playing a fictionalized version of himself in the Multishow miniseries *O Fantástico Mundo de Gregório*. His breakout role arrived in 2013 as Liosvaldo in the Emmy‑nominated series *A Mulher do Prefeito*, followed by memorable parts such as Reinaldo in *Lili, a Ex* (2014) and Walter in Fox’s *O Grande Gonzalez* (2015‑2016). From 2016 to 2017 he portrayed Lázaro Vasconcelos in the telenovela *Rock Story*, further cementing his status as a versatile performer. Castro also ventured into film with his first lead role in *A Noite da Virada* (2014) and provided the Portuguese voice of José Tequila in the animated comedy *Sausage Party* (2016). Since June 2015 he has co‑hosted the GNT talk show *Papo de Segunda*, sharing witty commentary with Marcelo Tas, Léo Jaime and Xico Sá. His personal life includes a brief marriage to actress Cléo Pires (2010‑2012) and a high‑profile relationship with presenter Sabrina Sato (2013‑2015).