- Has 5 children: Paulo (b. 1960), Ricardo (b. 1962), Renato Jr (b. 1968) and Juliana (b. 1977), with Marta Rangel; and Livian Aragão (b. 1999), with Lílian Taranto.
- Climbed the statue of "Christ the Redeemer", in Rio de Janeiro (1991).
- He has 10 grandchildren. The youngest is Júlia (Juliana's daughter), born on June 18th 2007 in Rio de Janeiro.
- His main comedic inspirations are Charles Chaplin's character Carlitos and Oscarito.
- He is Ambassador of Unicef.
- Once a year, he appears at the special TV show "Criança Esperança" alongside the Rede Globo cast, to raise funds for the UNICEF programs that support poor children in Brazil.
- Formed the original "Trapalhões" group alongside Brazilian singer Wanderley Cardoso, Ted Boy Marino and Ivon Cury.
- Ariano Suassuna reportedly had his "Trapalhões" version for his novel "O Auto da Compadecida", Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida (1987), as his favorite adaptation.
- His trademark character Didi's complete name is Didi Mocó Sonrisélpio Colesterol Novalgino Mufumbo. He improvised this name live while in a sketch.
- Brother of Francisco Paulo Aragão.
- He is best known as Didi, member of the group "Os Trapalhões (1977)", along with Dedé Santana, Mussum and Zacarias.
- Father of Livian Aragão.
- As a child, his wife Lilian was a big fan of his.
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