Rafinha Bastos was born to a Jewish family in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

[6] In 2010, Bastos, together with comedian Danilo Gentili and producer Italo Gusso, opened a comedy club in Brazil, in the city of São Paulo.

In 2011, Rafinha became famous worldwide after The New York Times named him the world's most influential person on Twitter.

[7][8][9] In CQC's September 19, 2011 live broadcast, Bastos made an allegedly dark humor joke about singer Wanessa; when Marcelo Tas, the show's main host, remarked how beautiful the singer looked pregnant, Bastos replied: "Muito.

On October 13, Wanessa and her husband Marcus Buaiz sued Bastos for R$100,000 claiming personal injury.