Tutafarel is a Brazilian-born, Los Angeles–based artist.

Raised in the small town of Piracicaba, a few hours from São Paulo, he was surrounded by art early on, thanks to his academic, painterly mother, who frequently took him to museums. That early exposure sparked an interest in the visual arts that extended to film, leading him to earn a BA and MA in Cinema and Media Studies at USC. He's now completing a PhD in digital media studies at UC Irvine, expected to finish this year.

Music had always played in the background, but grad school became the turning point when he began writing songs to explore ideas about culture, identity, and desire. His first EP, flaming heaven and perpetual ecstasy, was a love letter to Los Angeles and nightlife romance. It was followed by the double EP FREUD AGAIN.. and FREUD AGAIN AND AGAIN.., a campy, queer-studies-inspired twist on pop blending Brazilian and American sounds. Its 2024 release party at O-Town House Gallery doubled as a fundraiser for the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Immigration Services.

His debut album, Monte Casanova (2025), combined Brazilian rhythms such as bossa nova and baile funk with polished electronic pop, drawing on Rosalía, PinkPantheress, Frank Ocean, and Julian Casablancas, as well as an ongoing fascination with cinema and video art. The release included 4 music videos, a TikTok series, and a published novel.

His second album, Brainrot Is Killing Me, is out Fall 2026.