Grandfather of Francisco Buarque de Freitas (born 24 August
1996), Clara Buarque (born 23 November 1998),
Cecília Buarque Freitas (b. 25 December 2006) and Leila (b. 21 October 2009), children of Helena and composer Carlinhos Brown.
His biggest mania is soccer: he is a famous supporter of club
Fluminense of Rio, has his own field where he plays as striker, with
his amateur team full of celebrities, and did a song ("O Futebol") in
homage to the world legends Pelé and Garrincha.