Ana Maria Braga

Brazilian television presenter and journalist

Eduardo de Carvalho

(m. 1980; div. 1992)

Carlos Madrulha

(m. 1997; div. 2002)

Johnny Lucet

(m. 2020; sep. 2021)

Children2Websiteanamariabraga.com.br

Ana Maria Braga Maffeis (born 1 April 1949) is a Brazilian television host.^[1]

Early life and education

Braga was born on April 1, 1949, the daughter of the Italian Natale Giuseppe Maffeis and the Brazilian Lourdes Braga. She graduated with degrees in biology and zoology at the São Paulo State University in São José do Rio Preto.^[2] She also holds Italian citizenship through her father.^[3]

Career

Braga started her career in journalism working on the news program Rede Tupi de Notícias at Rede Tupi. She later worked at Editora Abril as a commercial director for fashion magazines such as Cláudia. She attained national recognition at Rede Record, where she presented the morning show Note e Anote and the talk show Programa Ana Maria Braga.

Since 1999, she has presented the variety program Mais Você at Rede Globo, which was co-hosted with a parrot puppet named Louro José until the death of his puppeteer Tom Veiga on November 1, 2020.^[2]

Personal life

In 2020, she married the French businessman Johnny Lucet in her own home of São Paulo.^[4]

Filmography

Television

Presenter

1977-1980 Rede Tupi de Notícias (Rede Tupi)
1993-1999 Note e Anote (Rede Record)
1996-1999 Programa Ana Maria Braga (Rede Record)
1999-current^[when?] Mais Você (Rede Globo)

Special participations

2000 - Você Decide - (Ep: "Olha o Passarinho")
2002 - O Clone - herself
2002 - A Grande Família -herself (Ep: "A quentinha de Bebel")
2002 - Sítio do Picapau Amarelo -herself (Eps: "A pedra mágica de Tupã" e "O Sumiço da Emília")
2004 - A Diarista -herself(Ep: "Aquele do Projac")
2004 - Sob Nova Direção - herself (Ep: "Axé do Dengo)
2008 - Beleza Pura -herself (tho chapters)
2010 - Junto e Misturado -herself (Ep: "celebridades bloco 2")
2010 - Passione - herself
2011 - Malhação Conectados - herself
2012 - Louco por Elas - herself
2012 - Cheias de Charme - herself (two chapters)
2013 - Sangue Bom - herself
2014 - Alto Astral - herself

Cinema

2001 - Xuxa e os Duendes - Zinga
2002 - Xuxa e os Duendes 2 - No Caminho das Fadas - Zinga
2013 - As Aventuras de Crô - herself

Recordings

Solo

2003: Sou Eu

Special guest

2005: "Na Trilha do Amor" on Fábio Júnior's Mais de 20 e Poucos Anos

Books

2009: Mais Você 10 Anos
2010: À Espera dos Filhos da Luz - fiction
2011: Dicas de Quase Tudo
2011: Chef em Casa
2011: Mais Você: Viagens e Receitas Internacionais
2012: A Cozinha Rápida

References

^ "Biografia". Folha Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "ANA MARIA BRAGA". Memória Globo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "Ana Maria Braga". Memória Globo (in Portuguese). August 9, 2008. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "Ana Maria Braga se casa com Johnny Lucet em cerimônia íntima". G1 (in Portuguese). February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2021.