Rafael Bastos Hocsman, better known by his stage name, Rafinha Bastos was born on December 5th 1976 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He is a Brazilian comedian, journalist and television personality and hosts "CQC", a popular TV show in Brazil. Since May 2010, he also hosts another TV show, entitled "A Liga" which is broadcasted by Band TV channel. In 2010, Bastos together with comedian Danilo Gentili and producer Italo Gusso opened the first comedy club in Brazil, in the city of Sao Paulo. In 2011, Rafinha Bastos became worldwide famous after the New York Times elected him the world's most influential person in Twitter.