Carlos Castro (journalist)

Carlos Castro
Castro in 2010
Born	Carlos António Castro (1945-10-05)5 October 1945 Moçâmedes, Portuguese Angola
Died	7 January 2011(2011-01-07) (aged 65) New York City, US
Occupation	Journalist
Years active	1970–2011

Carlos António Castro (5 October 1945 – 7 January 2011) was a Portuguese television personality and journalist who, for over 35 years, covered mainly gossip items about musicians, actors, and celebrities. He became well known after he came out on television and participated in Big Show SIC, presented by João Baião, in the 1990s.

On 7 January 2011, Castro was found castrated and bludgeoned to death in a New York City hotel. The main suspect in his death was his boyfriend, 21-year-old male model Renato Seabra, who had been a contestant on the Portuguese television modelling-themed reality show À Procura do Sonho (SIC). In January 2011, Renato Seabra was charged with second-degree murder by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) after confessing to the killing of Castro. He was sentenced to 25 years to life in December 2012.