Taís Araújo

Taís Bianca Gama de Araújo born 25 November 1978 is a Brazilian actress, TV host and model. Her first prominent role on television was in 1996 as protagonist of the Brazilian telenovela Xica da Silva by Walcyr Carrasco, in the Rede Manchete. In 2004, she portrayed Preta in Da Cor do Pecado created by João Emanuel Carneiro and she played Ellen, comic antagonist

Sônia Braga

Sônia Maria Campos Braga born 8 June 1950 is a Brazilian actress. She is known in the English-speaking world for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988). She also received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (first released in 1976). For the 1994 television film The Burning

Seu Jorge

Jorge Mário da Silva, more commonly known by his stage name Seu Jorge (born June 8, 1970; Portuguese pronunciation: ), is a Brazilian musical artist, songwriter, and actor. He is considered by many a renewer of Brazilian pop samba. Seu Jorge cites samba schools and American soul singer Stevie Wonder as major musical influences. Jorge is also known for his film roles as Mané Galinha in the 2002 film City of

Selton Mello

Selton Figueiredo Mello born December 30, 1972 is a Brazilian actor and film director. Since his childhood, he acted on TV shows. Now he works on TV, movies and theater. Throughout his career, he developed a strong and solid experience in cinema, producing and directing movies and videoclips, and being publicly and critically acclaimed for it. The

Sandy (singer)

Sandy Leah Lima born January 28, 1983, known mononymously as Sandy, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Campinas, Sandy began her career in 1989 when she formed with her brother, musician Junior Lima, the vocal duo Sandy & Junior. They rose to fame in the early 1990s as child stars and reached the height of their success during

Rodrigo Santoro

Rodrigo Junqueira dos Reis Santoro born 22 August 1975 is a Brazilian actor and voice actor. He has appeared in many successful movies, including Brainstorm (2001), Carandiru (2003), Love Actually (2003), Che (2008), I Love You Phillip Morris (2009), and Rio (2011). He is perhaps most famous for his portrayal of Persian King Xerxes in the movie 300 (2006) and its sequel 300: Rise of an Empire (2014). He was a series

Natália Guimarães

Natália Aparecida Guimarães born December 25, 1984 in Juiz de Fora is a Brazilian actress, TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Brasil 2007. Contents   1Early life 2Pageantry 2.1Miss Brasil 2007 2.2Miss Universe 2007 3Life after Miss Universe 4Television acts and works 5Pageantry winnings and placements 6References 7External links Early life Due to

Murilo Benício

Murilo Benício Ribeiro born 13 July 1971 is a Brazilian actor. He is perhaps most famous for his roles in the telenovelas: O Clone, América, A Favorita and Avenida Brasil. In the early 1990s, he began his career in the telenovela Fera Ferida, in a recurring role portraying Fabrício. Benicío’s major breakthrough role was in the critically acclaimed telenovela O Clone that

Juliana Didone

Juliana Didone Nascimento born October 11, 1984 is a Brazilian actress and former model. Contents   1Television career 2Telenovelas 2.1Theater 2.2Movies 3Model career 4Dancing with the Stars 5References 6External links Television career Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, she is best known for her role as Letícia Gomes da Silva, the main character of the

José Wilker

José Wilker de Almeida 20 August 1947 – 5 April 2014 was a Brazilian film, stage, and television actor and director. The actor gained fame in telenovelas like “Roque Santeiro” (1985), but became known internationally for his role as Vadinho, the husband who returns from the dead to tempt Sonia Braga in the movie “Dona