Carlos Alberto de Nóbrega (born March 12, 1936) is a Brazilian comedian, television host, scriptwriter, producer, executive director, actor, writer and lawyer, son of fellow comedian Manuel de Nóbrega. He was a scriptwriter for comedy shows on

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, TV Rio and

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. He wrote dozens of programs, including ''Família Trapo'' and ''A Praça da Alegria'', and was also the writer for ''

Os Trapalhões Os Trapalhões () was a Brazilian comedy group and a television series of the same name created by Wilton Franco. Its members Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó (Renato Aragão). The name ''Os Trapalhões'' (which can ...

''. Since 1987, he presents the humor show

A Praça é Nossa ''A Praça é Nossa'' (''The Square is Ours'') is a Brazilian comedy show produced and broadcast by Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão, SBT. It was created in 1956 by Manuel de Nóbrega, with the name of ''A Praça da Alegria''. It is based using ...

, on SBT. He was born in

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, in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro. Besides being a comedian, he has a law degree from the

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, but briefly became a lawyer. He is also the author of the book ''A Luz Que Não Se Apaga'', about his father, Manuel de Nóbrega. He also wrote an autobiography, ''"Essas Coisas só Acontecem Comigo''", in which he recounts his personal experiences and his career in television.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nobrega, Carlos Alberto De Male actors from Niterói Brazilian spiritualists Federal University of Rio de Janeiro alumni Brazilian television directors Brazilian screenwriters Brazilian male screenwriters 1936 births Living people Brazilian male comedians Comedians from Rio de Janeiro (state)