Ricardo da Silva Tavares Pereira (born 14 September 1979) is a Portuguese

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and

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Biography

Ricardo Pereira was born in Lisbon,

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. He spent most of his youth in

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and studied for a degree in

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at the Lusófona University.

Career

Pereira has worked in many projects, ranging from theatre, to television, to cinema. He launched his career in the year 2000 with the play ''A Real Calçada ao Sol'', to which he followed the movie ''Um Homem não é um Gato''. He reached stardom in Portugal in 2002, with television projects such as ''Saber Amar'' and ''Bairro da Fonte''. In 2004, he became the first non-Brazilian protagonist in a

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soap-opera. With a signed contract with the Brazilian broadcaster

Ricardo Pereira bought a house in

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(known as "wonderful city"), where he moved to with his family. Since then he has integrated the casts of various

productions, starring in '' Como uma Onda'' and '' Aquele Beijo'', to name a few. Despite the busy schedule, the actor has continued to work in theatre and cinema. In 2012/2013 he played the lead male role in the play ''Um Sonho para Dois'' and, also in 2013, he had a role in the French film '' Cadences obstinées'', directed by

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. Ricardo Pereira has done some work as a TV presenter as well, both in Portugal and Brazil, namely hosting '' Episódio Especial'' (

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) and ''Dança na Galera'' (''

Domingão do Faustão ''Domingão do Faustão'' (literally ''Big Fausto's Big Sunday'') was a Brazilian TV show aired every Sunday from 1989 to 2021. Produced by Rede Globo and hosted by Fausto Silva (also known as Faustão), it featured live music performances (usua ...

'',

). Furthermore, he has been the face of various advertising campaigns in both countries, publicising banks, supermarkets, entertainment chain-stores and other companies. After the end of ''

Joia Rara ''Joia Rara'' (, English: officially ''Precious Pearl''; literally Rare Jewel, figuratively Unique Grace) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo originally ran from 16 September 2013 to 4 April 2014. In November 2014, ''Joi ...

'' (

), he temporarily moved back to Lisbon to take part in a

production entitled '' Mar Salgado'', which premiered in 2014. Ricardo has integrated the cast of two projects which have won the

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in the Best Soap Opera category: ''

Laços de Sangue ''Laços de Sangue'' (lit. ''Blood Ties'') is a Portuguese-Brazilian telenovela which broadcast on SIC from September 2010 to October 2011. It is a co-production between SIC and Brazilian Rede Globo. Laços de Sangue won the International Emmy Awar ...

'' (

) and ''

'' (

) The actor is represented by L'Agence in Portugal and by 2Twogether in Brazil.

Personal life

Ricardo Pereira married Francisca Ramalho Perestrelo Pinto Ribeiro in July 2010. The ceremony took place in ''Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Assunção'', in

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, and had the attendance of around 400 guests. The couple has three children. A boy named Vicente, born in November 2011, a girl named Francisca, born in October 2013, and the youngest called Julieta. All children were born in

, where they were living at the time, and have

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. In July 2022, his wife proposed to remarry him on top of the statue Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.

Filmography

Television

Film

Stage

As a Presenter

References

External links

* * * 1979 births Living people Male actors from Lisbon Portuguese male television actors Portuguese male film actors Portuguese male models Portuguese male stage actors Portuguese television presenters Portuguese expatriates in Brazil Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city) 21st-century Portuguese male actors {{Portugal-actor-stub