Costa was born in
Rio de Janeiro on May 13, 1930. He made his television debut in 1958 in an episode of
Grande Teatro Tupi, however he would become known for his roles in
telenovelas including
A Moreninha (1965),
Kananga do Japão, (1989) and
Você Decide. In 2015, documentary filmmaker
Silvio Tendler directed a documentary on Costa, titled "
Haroldo Costa – Our Orpheus". In 2021, he wrote the graphic novel
The History of Samba Told in Comics, illustrated by Ykenga. Costa died on December 13, 2025, at the age of 95. == References ==