Álvaro Thais (Portuguese: ['a?v??u 'tajs], March 22, 1948), better known by his nickname Inri Cristo (['i?i 'k?istu]), is a Brazilian self-proclaimed religious leader who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus.
Álvaro was raised in the interior of Blumenau and became an audio operator to a local radio station.
He later moved to Curitiba, where he became famous as a persona in comedy television programs, getting to participate in a widely circulated advertising campaign.Inri Cristo regularly participates in lively debates with religious figures, such as priest Óscar González-Quevedo (whom Álvaro claims to have been the reincarnation of the Spanish Inquisitor Tomás de Torquemada), and also appears in interviews and comedy shows.
His provocative statements about evolutionism, vegetarianism, overpopulation, birth control, abortion, atheism, socialism and capitalism, growth of overall disillusionment, and a potential World War Z have stirred much commentary and controversy.