MC Gui

Guilherme Kaue Castanheira Alves (born 19 May 1998), known professionally as MC Gui, is a Brazilian funk ostentação singer, songwriter and racing driver. He is currently part of the cast of the funk production team Ciclone Produtora. He has also competed in the NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race.

Guilherme Kaue Castanheira Alves (born 19 May 1998), known professionally as MC Gui, is a Brazilian funk ostentação singer, songwriter and racing driver. He is currently part of the cast of the funk production team Ciclone Produtora. He has also competed in the NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race.

Personal life

On 21 April 2014, Gui lost his brother, Gustavo Matheus Castanheira, initially suspected of having a cardiac arrest. The forensic report, however, indicated that death was the result of a cocaine overdose.

Controversies

Legal problems

In October 2016, Gui was arrested by the Military Police for driving at high speed and without a license. A black Land Rover Discovery, which was the singer's car, was unlicensed and also had a lot of traffic fines. In November 2018, Gui's father's production company had documents and drugs seized by the Civil Police.

Accusations of bullying

When he was at Walt Disney World, in Orlando, Florida, on 21 October 2019, Gui posted a video on social media in which he pointed the camera at a girl dressed up as the character Boo from the movie Monsters, Inc. and, laughing, says: "We arrived at Disney and, bro, look at that.. look at that little girl!". Then, the girl turns her face. On social media, comments appeared saying that the singer had practiced bullying. He later deleted the post and denied any wrongdoing. According to Gui, the matter had an "unfair" impact on the press. Several companies took a stand against the singer's attitude and there were some that canceled the sale of products and the singer's shows. On Twitter, Brazilians raised the hashtag #JullyPrincessInDisneyworld, a campaign for Disney to invite the girl to go to the park again with a VIP invitation. The girl was identified as Jully Collen, who was undergoing chemotherapy to treat leukemia. Later, notes of repudiation against his attitude came, this time from Felipe Neto, Jojo Todynho and Felipe Castanhari, which had repercussions on social media. Gui's mother announced that she was trying to find the girl in the video to make amends for the situation. Madeleine Lacsko, writing for Gazeta do Povo, criticized the singer's apology video; additionally, she criticized the media, some artists and social networks that make money at the expense of other people's problems. She also criticized internet users who attacked MC Guimê, confusing him with MC Gui. Still in October 2019, a petition was created asking that Gui be banned from Disney. This event made Gui become one of the most searched terms on Google in 2019, according to O Estado de S. Paulo, the searches were due to the negative repercussion of the case.

Crowding during the COVID-19 pandemic

On 14 March 2021, during a critical period of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gui was detained by the Civil Police in a clandestine casino in the city of São Paulo. Gabriel Barbosa, a Flamengo player, and two hundred other people were also in the casino.

Singles

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