Irislene Stefanelli (born July 23, 1979) is a Brazilian

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and

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. From March to July 2008, she worked with a co-host at ''Transalouca'' (

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Radio) and acted in theater. Currently, she is the host of the show ''

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''.

Biography

Born in Tupã, a city west of

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, the first child of Antonio Carlos Stefanelli and Aparecida Clarice Stefanelli, a family of scarce financial resources, Íris Stefanelli was raised in

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. Íris studied nursing at college until the next-to-last period and has worked as a saleswoman standalone to support their studies. Her first appearance in television was in the reality show Big Brother Brazil 7th edition, from which she was eliminated in the 7th week. She had a special participation in the same reality show in

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. After that, she started to appear frequently in the media and won several awards. She was the cover of several magazines and was in many campaigns, in addition to attending events and parades. Stefanelli was also on the cover of the Brazilian edition of

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magazine, in its anniversary edition, who considers that it was the best selling edition of the magazine in 2007. According to ''Jornal Extra'', her website is one of the most accessed website among artists in

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, with 1,5 million accesses in three months. There are two characters created after her by Rogério Martins and Robson Rocha, ''Sirizinha'' and ''Sirizinha Baby'', dedicated to her child fans. In December 2007, Íris launched her brand of the character ''Sirizinha''. In 2008, she started a new collection of children's clothing. Íris worked as a blogger, the blog hosted by the ''IG'' (''Blog da Íris''), to comment the reality show Big Brother Brazil 8th edition. She was weighted in the comments not to influence the decisions of readers. Before, known for her curious funny way of dressing. Today, she is known for being elegant and is always on magazines and receives good reviews.

Career

Television

After her participation in Big Brother Brazil, Íris was invited to host ''

'', the program displays information about events with artists and celebrities, with Nelson Rubens and Adriana Lessa . Since 2007, she is one of the presenters for Rede TV!'s ''

''.

Radio

In 2008, she was invited to co-host ''Transalouca'', a radio show that has humor and celebrity news (

Radio), where she remained until July 30.

Theater

* Hamletmachine .... Hamlet (July, 2011) *

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(December, 2010) *''As Desgraças de uma Criança'' .... Madalena (June, 2010) *

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.... Polina Andryevna (December, 2009) *''A Invasão'' .... Malu (June, 2009)

Magazines

- August, 2007

Social work

• Godmother of the institution ''CACAU'' (Centro de Apoio à Criança com Anomalia Urológica). • Opened ''The Campaign for Breastfeeding'' in 2008 in

. • Honored with the name of the new playroom at ''CACAU'' (Centro de Apoio à Criança com Anomalia Urológica) in October 2008. • Christmas Event of the ''Instituto Cristóvão Colombo'' in

/2008. • Campaign against ''

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''/2009. • Participated in the ''1st Expert Panel on Enuresis and voiding disorders in children of CACAU'' (Centro de Apoio à Criança com Anomalia Urológica) in September 2009. • Participated in the charity event ''Natal do Bem'' in

/2009. • Participated in the ''Sertanejo do Bem 2010''. • Campaign Pro-Blood in December 2010. • Campaign ''RedeTV! – Direito de Viver''.Famosos tietam Bruno e Marrone nos bastidores da campanha
''RedeTV!''. (December, 2010). Retrieved on 2010-12-12.

References

External links

Official website
(in Portuguese) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stefanelli, Iris 1979 births Living people Brazilian television presenters Brazilian radio personalities Brazilian people of Italian descent People from Tupã, São Paulo Brazilian actresses Big Brother Brasil contestants