Canarinho was born on December 29, 1927 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil as Aloísio Ferreira Gomes. He was an actor, known for Snuff, Vítimas do Prazer (1977), O Dia em Que o Santo Pecou (1975) and A Dama da Zona (1979). He died on March 21, 2014 in Moji das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil.