Felipe Neto

Felipe Neto Rodrigues Vieira (born January 21, 1988) is a Portuguese-Brazilian manager, vlogger, actor, comedy actor, and writer. He is a well known YouTuber in Brazil with more than 41 million subscribers[1] making his channel the 36st most-subscribed on the website. He started his YouTuber career by talking about celebrities, movies, daily activities in some criticizing or comic way, being the first YouTube channel to reach 17 million subscribers in Brazil.[2] He is also the brother of YouTuber Luccas Neto. Currently, his videos focus on general entertainment.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Neto and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues Vieira.
Felipe Neto
Neto in 2017
Personal information
BornFelipe Neto Rodrigues Vieira
(1988-01-21) January 21, 1988
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality
  • Brazilian
  • Portuguese
OccupationYouTuber, vlogger, actor, comedy actor and writer
Spouse(s)Bruna Gomes
Websitefelipeneto.com.br
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
GenreVlog, humor
Subscribers41 million
Total views11.7 billion
Associated actsNão Faz Sentido!, Parafernalha, A Toca
100,000 subscribers 2010
1,000,000 subscribers 2012
10,000,000 subscribers 2017
Updated: December 28, 2020

Felipe is the founder of Paramaker, a business of network inside of YouTube, which owns channels like Parafernalha, IGN Brasil Network, managing approximately 5 thousand channels, as an effort to professionalize the online video market in Brazil. He sold the company in 2015 to focus on his YouTube channel.[3][4]

Felipe has also engaged in other business activities as he and his brother created "Neto's" a food kiosk that sold "coxinhas" a popular Brazilian food. The brothers ended the project after Felipe became Vegan. Neto is included in Time magazine 's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.[5]

Early life

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.[6]

Filmography

Web
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 Não Faz Sentido! 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 websérie 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[7][8]
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
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Totalmente Inocentes Himself Videocast Host[9]
2018 Tudo Por Um Pop Star Billy Bold

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

Theater
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
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 A vida segundo Felipe Neto

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2010 MTV Video Music Brazil Web Star Won [10]
4º Prêmio Tudo de Bom! Personality of the year Nominated [11]
2011 YouPIX Vem, Gente! Won [12][13]
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

References
  1. "Felipe Neto" – via YouTube.
  2. Barros, Thiago (March 8, 2012). "'Não Faz Sentido' é o primeiro canal BR a ter 8 milhão de inscritos no YouTube". TechTudo.
  3. "Webedia acquires Mixicom, half of Paramaker". www.telecompaper.com. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  4. Souza, Silvana (December 21, 2018). "'Nunca tive tanto dinheiro. Nunca estive tão insatisfeito', diz Felipe Neto". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  5. "Felipe Neto: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  6. "MEMES PORTUGUESES SÃO SURREAIS [±13]". YouTube.
  7. "Felipe Neto lançará sua peça no Netflix" (in Portuguese). VejaAbril. August 27, 2016.
  8. "Netflix gravará e disponibilizará a peça de teatro "Minha Vida Não Faz Sentido"" (in Portuguese). O Globo. August 27, 2016.
  9. "Totalmente Inocente" (shtml) (in Portuguese). adorocinema.com.
  10. "VMB 2010: Felipe Neto leva o prêmio de webstar" (in Portuguese). Contigo!. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Eric Hayashi (April 28, 2011). "Os Melhores da Websfera 2011" (in Portuguese). Cabeça D'água. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012.
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