Luiz de Barros was born on September 12, 1893 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Luiz Guilherme Teixeira de Barros. He was a director and editor, known for É Pra Casar? (1953), O Rio Grande do Sul (1922) and A Capital Federal (1923). He was married to Gita de Barros. He died in 1982 in Rio de Janeiro.