Barbosa Júnior was born on May 17, 1897 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Antonio Barbosa Júnior. He was an actor and writer, known for Caçando Feras (1936), Laranja-da-China (1940) and O Simpático Jeremias (1940). He died on May 21, 1965 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.