Joãozinho Trinta was born on November 23, 1933 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil as João Clemente Jorge Trinta. He was a costume designer and production designer, known for Samba da Criação do Mundo (1978), Orfeu (1999) and Rio de Janeiro - Terra Mágica (1985). He died on December 17, 2011 in São Luís.