Carlinhos Brown was born on November 23, 1962 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He is an actor and composer, known for Rio (2011), Rio 2 (2014) and Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997). He is married to Helena Buarque de Hollanda. They have four children.
Children, with Helena (Lelê): Francisco Buarque de Freitas [b. 24
August 1996], Clara Buarque [b. 23 November 1998],
Cecília Buarque de Freitas [b. 25 December 2006 in Rio de Janeiro] and Leila Buarque de Freitas [b. 21 October 2009 in Rio de Janeiro].