Paulão was born on June 29, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Paulo Roberto de Souza. He is known for his work on Aventuras de um Paraíba (1982), Policarpo Quaresma, Herói do Brasil (1998) and Noites do Sertão (1984). He died on December 1, 2006 in Paris, France.