Mariana Rios Botelho (born 4 July 1985) is a Brazilian actress and singer-songwriter.

Biography

Rios began singing at age seven. To begin her career, she moved to

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, where she played several gigs with local bar bands. She participated in music festivals and was hired by a studio to sing

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. At 15 she moved to

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and graduated in Casa de Arte das Laranjeiras. Before joining the cast of the telenovela ''

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'', she participated in two musicals with

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. In 2008, she joined the cast of the telenovela ''Malhação'' as Yasmin, a 17-year-old girl whose parents are often absent and try to compensate this by buying her expensive gifts. Due to the success of Yasmin, Rios made the cover of the August 2008 magazine ''

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'' (1051 edition). Mariana lives alone in Rio de Janeiro since she turned 18 years old. She has a relationship with the vocalist of the band

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, Di Ferrero. She played the character Nancy in the 2010 Rede Globo telenovela Araguaia. In 2015, Rios will play Elphaba in the Brazilian production of ''

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''.

Career

Discography

Studio Album

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

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* 1985 births Living people People from Araxá Brazilian people of indigenous peoples descent Brazilian telenovela actresses Brazilian television actresses 21st-century Brazilian actresses 21st-century Brazilian singers 21st-century Brazilian women singers Actresses from Minas Gerais {{Brazil-singer-stub