Rafael de Paula was born in Brazil in 1984. He discovered circus when he was 21 years old and trained during 4 years at Escola Popular de Circo in Belo Horizonte.
He came to France when he was 25 years old to train at Centre National des Arts du Cirque in Châlons-en-Champagne and graduated with the show “This is the end” directed by David Bobée.
In 2012, Rafael founded Compagnie du Chaos to lead his creation projects with circus arts, dance and digital arts.