Tião Macalé was born on December 17, 1926 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Augusto Temístocles da Silva Costa. He was an actor, known for O Escorpião Escarlate (1990), Os Caras de Pau (1971) and Costinha o Rei da Selva (1975). He died on October 26, 1993 in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.