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Felipe Neto

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Neto and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues Vieira.

Felipe Neto
Neto in 2022
Personal information
Born
Felipe Neto Rodrigues Vieira

(1988-01-21) January 21, 1988 (age 36)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality
  • Brazilian
  • Portuguese
Occupations
RelativesLuccas Neto (brother)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
Genres
Subscribers46,5 million[1]
Total views17.8 billion[1]
100,000 subscribers2010
1,000,000 subscribers2012
10,000,000 subscribers2017
Last updated: August 7, 2024

Felipe Neto Rodrigues Vieira (born January 21, 1988) is a Brazilian YouTuber, businessman, actor, comedian, writer and philanthropist, currently having 44.7 million subscribers and more than fifteen billion accumulated views.[2][3] He is also the brother of YouTuber Luccas Neto. Currently, his videos focus on general entertainment.

Felipe is the founder of Paramaker, a business of network inside of YouTube, which owns channels such as Parafernalha and IGN Brasil Network, managing approximately 5,000 channels, as an effort to professionalize the online video market in Brazil. He sold the company in 2015 to focus on his YouTube channel.[4][5]

In 2020, he was included on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[6]

Early life

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Felipe Neto was born on January 21, 1988, in Rio de Janeiro to a Brazilian father and a Portuguese mother. He has dual Brazilian and Portuguese citizenship.[7] Felipe is the most-known fan of the Brazilian sports club Botafogo FR, a club which he has sponsored, and also the Portuguese club FC Porto.[8][9] He currently lives in Barra da Tijuca a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro.

Filmography

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Web

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Year Title Role Notes
2010–present Felipe Neto Himself Official Channel on YouTube
2010 Fala a Verdade Himself 3 videos; Protototype of Não Faz Sentido
2010–2014 Himself First memorable video
2011–2014 Parafernalha Various/Cameo roles Internet Video Producer
2012–2015 TGS Brasil Himself/Cameo roles Official Channel on YouTube about games
2013 A Toca Himself webseries exclusive for Netflix Brazil
2015 YouTube FanFest Brasil Himself Exclusive event for YouTube
2015–2016 Bastidores: MVNFS Himself Backstage of the theater play "Minha Vida Não Faz Sentido"
2016 #LasVegasREAL Himself Websérie-reality of Grupo It Brazil
2016 Não Faz Sentido! Himself The return
2016 Parafernalha Various/Cameo Roles Internet video producer
2016 Animaneto Himself (voice) Animation videos
2016 A Origem Himself Talk program
2016 Multishow Brazilian Music Awards 2016 Himself Host
2017 #MIAMIREAL Himself Websérie-reality of Grupo It Brazil
2017 Minha Vida Não Faz Sentido Himself Theater play released on Netflix[10][11]
2017–2019 Irmãos Neto Himself YouTube channel together his brother, Luccas Neto
2018–2019 The Final Level Himself Channel focused in Games with other YouTube Creators

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Totalmente Inocentes Himself Videocast Host[12]
2018 Tudo Por Um Pop Star Billy Bold

Advertisements

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Year Company/Brand Notes
2010 Wise Up Teens English School
2011 Wise Up "English School" with Rodrigo Santoro, Fábio Porchat and Fiuk

Theater

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Avacalhados – Cameo
2015–2016 Minha Vida Não Faz Sentido Himself My Life Makes No Sense on Netflix
2017–2018 Felipe Neto Mega Fest Himself

Publications

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Year Book Notes
2013 Não Faz Sentido! History of the program: Não Faz Sentido!
2017 A Trajetória de um dos Maiores YouTubers do Brasil Career trajectory and photos
2018 A Vida Por Trás das Câmeras Biography, personal memory and photos
2019 O Mundo Segundo Felipe Neto: verdades hilárias sobre a vida Life, according to Felipe Neto
2024 Como enfrentar o ódio Relatos

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2010 MTV Video Music Brazil Web Star Won [13]
4º Prêmio Tudo de Bom! Personality of the year Nominated [14]
2011 YouPIX Vem, Gente! Won [15][16]
Vlogger of the year! Won
Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro Greatest discovery of the year on Internet Won
2012 YouPIX Entertainer of the year! Won
2017 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (Brazil) Favorite Men YouTuber Won

Controversies

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As a popular YouTuber in Brazil, Felipe occasionally streams his online games to his audience. He was caught cheating in online chess games in 2021. He admitted to being assisted by a chess engine while playing and argued that he was instructed by a chess coach to do so as it would be an adequate training method to improve his knowledge of chess.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Felipe Neto". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Felipe Neto". Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2018 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Barros, Thiago (March 8, 2012). "'Não Faz Sentido' é o primeiro canal BR a ter 8 milhão de inscritos no YouTube". TechTudo. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Webedia acquires Mixicom, half of Paramaker". www.telecompaper.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Souza, Silvana (December 21, 2018). "'Nunca tive tanto dinheiro. Nunca estive tão insatisfeito', diz Felipe Neto". Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "Felipe Neto: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Memes Portugueses São Surreais [±13]". YouTube. November 9, 2016. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Felipe Neto revela conversas com John Textor sobre novo Botafogo e se anima: 'Me sinto esperançoso'". May 3, 2022. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "YouTuber brasileiro é adepto do FC Porto, fala do Benfica e incendeia redes sociais". October 6, 2019. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "Felipe Neto lançará sua peça no Netflix" (in Portuguese). VejaAbril. August 27, 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  11. ^ "Netflix gravará e disponibilizará a peça de teatro "Minha Vida Não Faz Sentido"" (in Portuguese). O Globo. August 27, 2016. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "Totalmente Inocente" (sHTML) (in Portuguese). adorocinema.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  13. ^ "VMB 2010: Felipe Neto leva o prêmio de webstar" (in Portuguese). Contigo!. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  14. ^ O DIA ONLINE – DIVERSÃO & TV (August 30, 2010). "Prêmio TDB 2010 – Conheça a atuação dos 10 finalistas da categoria Personalidade" (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 13, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ WebSfera (May 1, 2011). "Rio-grandinos são destaque em prêmio de internet" (in Portuguese). Jornal Agora. Archived from the original (php) on May 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  16. ^ Eric Hayashi (April 28, 2011). "Os Melhores da Websfera 2011" (in Portuguese). Cabeça D'água. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012.
  17. ^ Uai', 'Gustavo Soares-Especial para o (March 1, 2021). "Felipe Neto se explica após trapaça em partida de xadrez virtual". Diversão e Arte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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