Caio de Castro Castanheira (born 22 January 1989), is a Brazilian actor, model and amateur
racing driver
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who competes in the
Porsche GT3 Carrera Cup Series.
Early life
Castro was born in
Praia Grande
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History
Although ...
, a city located on the coast of the
state of São Paulo
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. At age 18, Caio left his parents' home in
São Paulo
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to live in an apartment in
Barra da Tijuca
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,
Rio de Janeiro
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. Caio was discovered in a contest on ''
Caldeirão do Huck'' television show, before that he worked with event production.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Male actors from São Paulo (state)
Brazilian male film actors
Brazilian male television actors
Brazilian male models
21st-century Brazilian male actors
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