Rafael Portugal

Rafael Portugal (Rio de Janeiro, 15 February 1985) is a Luso-Brazilian actor, singer, composer and comedian. He is known for having performed on comedy channels on YouTube, and is currently with Porta dos Fundos. He also gained great prominence by participating in the Quadro CAT on Big Brother Brasil 20 and Big Brother Brasil 21, and in the program A Culpa e do Cabral. He was born in Realengo, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Before becoming an actor and comedian, he worked as a supermarket stocker and office assistant, and once tried to open a clothing store. He learned to play guitar on his own and has 12 songs recorded by various artists.

Portugal began his career as a theater actor at the age of 15, when he joined the theater "Cia. Atos e Atores" after encouragement from his mother. He was an extra on the telenovela Malhacao. His artistic life on the internet began on the channel Ixi, formed by friends from the Realengo neighborhood. He was then invited to work on Parafernalha, created by Felipe Neto. He was a finalist for the Premio Multishow de Humor in 2015 and, around the same time, was invited to join the Porta dos Fundos team, where he remains. In 2016, he made his film debut with Porta dos Fundos: Contrato Vitalicio, playing Paulo.

He won the Risadaria award as Best Comedy Actor in 2017. Since 2016, he has also participated in the program A Culpa e do Cabral, on the cable comedy channel Comedy Central. In 2020 and 2021, he was a highlight with the comedy segment "CAT" on Big Brother Brasil. On 27 April 2021, Rafael Portugal debuted on Rafa Kalimann's program on Globoplay, "Casa Kalimann".