Sheila Chesed de Almeida Mello (born July 23, 1978) is a Brazilian dancer, actress and model. She became famous for dancing in the band

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Biography

Sheila was born in Cidade Ademar, a district on the outskirts of

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. Before becoming known for her participation in the group É o Tchan!, She graduated in both classical

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and in modern ballet. Her entry to the group É o Tchan! came in 1998 through a contest held to choose a replacement for the dancer Carla Perez who had left the group. Immediately after her victory she posed nude for the first time in ''

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'' magazine. She was on the cover in the other two editions, one next to

Scheila Carvalho Scheila Carvalho Ladeira (September 24, 1973, in Juiz de Fora) is a Brazilian model, dancer, and latterly sex symbol. She rose to prominence as a dancer for axé act ''É o Tchan!'', and has gone on to appear in numerous magazine photo shoots, i ...

, her colleague ''É o Tchan!''. In October 2007, she posed naked again, this time for the magazine ''Sexy''. In 2009, she participated of the second season of the

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ian ''reality show'',

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. During the competition, she met her future husband, the former swimmer

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. They married on July 24, 2010. In August 2018, Mello announced her separation from Scherer.

Movies

* 2007: ''Alphaville 2007 d.C'' * 2007: ''Segurança Nacional''

Theater

* ''Herótica - Cartilha Feminina Para Homens Machos'' (direction: Darson Ribeiro) * ''Caldé e os Peixes Que Aprendem a Nadar no Ar'' (direction: Marcelo Lazzaratti) * ''Gretta Garbo Quem Diria, Acabou no Irajá'' (direction: Hilton Have) * ''O Santo e a Porca'' (direction: Ednaldo Freire) * ''Viúva, Porém Honesta'' (direction: Fábio Marcof) * ''A Invasão'' (direction: Gabriel Carmona) * ''Caminhos da Independência'' * ''Uma Empregada Quase Perfeita'' (direction: Mirian Lins) * ''2/4 no Motel'' (direction: Flávio Colatrello)

Television

* 2009: ''

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'' * 2025: ''

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'' (cosplayed as Raquel from ''

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'')

References

External links

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Biografia de Sheila Mello
1978 births Living people Actresses from São Paulo Brazilian people of Arab descent Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian female dancers Brazilian television presenters Brazilian female models Brazilian women television presenters Models from São Paulo {{Brazil-bio-stub