Rodrigo Alcazar Faro (born 20 October 1973) is a Brazilian television presenter, actor and singer.

Rodrigo Faro
Faro in 2015
Born
Rodrigo Alcazar Faro

(1973-10-20) 20 October 1973 (age 50)
Alma materUniversity of São Paulo
Occupations
  • Actor
  • TV host
  • singer
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Vera Viel
(m. 2003)
Children3

Career edit

He started his career at the age of 9 in 1982 when he participated in a milk commercial. As a child he was a model and presenter of the children's program ZYB Bom on TV Bandeirantes.

At 19, he integrated the boyband Dominó, before graduating in radio and TV by the University of São Paulo.[1] In 1996 he starred his first telenovela, Antônio Alves, Taxista, on SBT.

In 2008, he moved to RecordTV to present Ídolos.[2] However, before making his debut in the musical reality, he was called to quickly replace presenter Márcio Garcia in O Melhor do Brasil.

Later in August he debuted as the presenter of Ídolos. Rodrigo stayed in charge of the program for four seasons, being succeeded by Marcos Mion in 2012.[3] In 2012 Rodrigo presented the Fazenda de Verão, also on RecordTV.[4]

In 2013, the presenter came to realize a dream; host a program on Sundays. O Melhor do Brasil left Saturday nights for Sunday afternoons to cover up the hole left by Gugu Liberato's program, which ended a week earlier than scheduled due to the Liberato's departure from Rede Record, and by program Tudo é Possível, when its last broadcast happened in December 2012. The program ended up having its name changed to Hora do Faro in 2014.[5]

O Melhor do Brasil won Faro the Troféu Imprensa for five consecutive years in the category "Best TV Presenter or Animator". On September 27, 2015, Rodrigo became the godfather of singer Felipe Araújo, brother of late sertanejo universitário singer Cristiano Araújo.[6][7]

Rodrigo is an exclusive artist of RecordTV and his most recent contract lasted until 2017.[8]

Personal life edit

Faro has three daughters: Clara, Maria and Helena who were born in 2006, 2008 and 2012, respectively, with fellow TV personality and ex-model Vera Viel. The couple has been together since 1997 and has been married since 2003. In their wedding rings is written "Forever, Vera" and "Forever, Rodrigo." According to Faro, it was love at first sight.[9] Faro is Catholic,[10] his mother, Vera Lúcia Alcazar Faro, is a university professor.[11] Gil Vicente, Faro's father, was a dentist and split up from his wife when Rodrigo was 9 years old. Gil died when Faro was 13 years old and they had little contact.

Rodrigo has a blog on the Internet portal of RecordTV, R7.

Net worth edit

In 2014, Rodrigo had his net worth valued at R$100 million (US$23 million) by Isto É magazine.[12] As a presenter, he receives a monthly salary of R$2 million (US$478,572) from RecordTV.[13] In addition, Rodrigo is also spokenperson of several brands, receiving per month around R$1.5 million (US$481,305) in advertising and merchandising, as calculated in 2016. His greatest year of income was 2013, when he earned R$45 million (US$10,767,870), including the contract valued at R$3 million (US$717.858) to star commercials for Chevrolet.

As of August 2018, his net worth is estimated to be R$133.5 million (around US$31.8 million in 2018 dollars).

Filmography edit

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
1987–89 ZYB Bom Presenter
1996 Antônio Alves, Taxista Eliseu / Dário
1997 A Indomada Beraldo
1998 Malhação Bruno Magalhães Season 4
1999 Suave Veneno Renildo Soares
1999; 2000 Sai de Baixo Pedro Tala Larga /
Steve Machado
Episode: "Antes Scort que Mal Acompanhado" (season 4, episode 31)
Episode: "Quem Vai Ficar com Magda" (season 5, episode 11)
2000 O Cravo e a Rosa Heitor Lacerda de Moura
2001 A Padroeira Faustino
2002 Natal no Sítio Hércules Year-End TV Special
2003 A Casa das Sete Mulheres Joaquim Ribeiro (Quincas)
2003 Chocolate com Pimenta Guilherme Oliveira Fernandes
2004 Cabocla Augusto de Oliveira
2004 Sob Nova Direção Téo Episode: "Como Ser Perua" (season 1, episode 10)
2005 América Neto
2005 Alma Gêmea Zacarias Príncipe
2006 O Profeta Carlos Zucrini Gonçalves (Tainha)
2007 Dança no Gelo Himself / Contestant Talent competition / season 1
2007 Guerra e Paz Ferreira Episode: "Pilot" (Season 1)
2008 Poeira em Alto Mar Peteco Denís
2008 Chamas da Vida Lieutenant Wallace Amaro da Silva Episodes from July 8–July 14, 2008"
2008–11 Ídolos Presenter
2008–14 O Melhor do Brasil Presenter
2009 Bela, a Feia Himself Episode of August 4, 2009"
2010 Ribeirão do Tempo Himself Episode of June 7, 2010
2012 Rebelde Himself Episode of July 5, 2012
2012–13 Fazenda de Verão Presenter
2013 Dona Xepa Himself Episode of September 21, 2013
2014–present Hora do Faro Presenter

Cinema edit

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Astro Boy Astro Boy/Tobi Voice over[14]
2014 Khumba Khumba

Discography edit

Albums edit

Title Details Sales
Rodrigo Faro[15]
Chuvas de Estrelas[17]
  • Release date: May 13, 2002
  • Formats: CD, download digital
  • Label: Universal

Singles edit

As main artist

Title Year Album
"Não Diga Nada"[18] 2001 Rodrigo Faro

As featured artists

Title Year Album
"Meu Herói"[19]
(Angélica featuring Rodrigo Faro)
1999 Angel Hits & Amigos

Other songs edit

Title Year Other artists Album
"La Media Vuelta" 2003 A Casa das Sete Mulheres soundtrack
"Reencontro" 2008 Rosana Os Mutantes: Caminhos do Coração soundtrack
"Por Que?" 2010 Ribeirão do Tempo soundtrack

References edit

  1. ^ ""Rodrigo Faro"" (in Portuguese). Gente IG. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. ^ Rodrigo Faro apresenta o novo 'Ídolos'
  3. ^ Marcos Mion substitui Rodrigo Faro no comando do "Ídolos"
  4. ^ Em entrevista exclusiva, Rodrigo Faro fala sobre a experiência de apresentar a Fazenda de Verão
  5. ^ "Não posso me comparar com o Gugu que tem 40 anos de televisão", diz Rodrigo Faro
  6. ^ Rodrigo Faro ganha quarto Troféu Imprensa consecutivo
  7. ^ Lista dos vencedores do "Troféu Imprensa 2013" é divulgada na rede; confira
  8. ^ ""Rodrigo Faro renova contrato com a Record"" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  9. ^ Rodrigo Faro abre sua casa e apresenta a caçula Helena, de 4 meses
  10. ^ "Falo com a classe C porque sou sem frescura", diz Rodrigo Faro
  11. ^ Rodrigo Faro: "Quero ser o apresentador número 1 do Brasil"
  12. ^ "Rodrigo Faro tem fortuna estimada em 100 milhões de reais". Daqui de Brasília. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  13. ^ "Rodrigo Faro ganha R$ 2 milhões na Record e provoca: 'Incomodando Faustão'". Pure People. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Sabrina Sato e Rodrigo Faro dublam nova animação nos cinemas".
  15. ^ "Rodrigo Faro by Rodrigo Faro". iTunes. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  16. ^ "Rodrigo Faro e Luan Santana fazem dueto". Portal Sucesso. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  17. ^ "Chuva de Estrelas by Rodrigo Faro". iTunes. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  18. ^ "Com caras e bocas, Rodrigo Faro já conquistou muitas fãs também como cantor". R7. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  19. ^ "Angélica featuring Rodrigo Faro – Meu Herói". Discogs. Retrieved 21 August 2010.

External links edit