Ricardo da Silva Tavares Pereira (born 14 September 1979) is a Portuguese actor, model and television presenter.

Biography Ricardo Pereira was born in Lisbon, Portugal. He spent most of his youth in Sintra Municipality and studied for a degree in psychology 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 2001 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 Rede Globo soap-opera. With a signed contract with the Brazilian broadcaster Rede Globo Ricardo Pereira bought a house in Rio de Janeiro, where he moved to with his family. Since then he has integrated the casts of various Rede Globo 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 Fanny Ardant.

Ricardo Pereira has done some work as a TV presenter as well, both in Portugal and Brazil, namely hosting Episódio Especial (SIC) and Dança na Galera (Domingão do Faustão, Rede Globo). 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 (Rede Globo), he temporarily moved back to Lisbon to take part in a SIC production entitled Mar Salgado, which premiered in 2014.

Ricardo has integrated the cast of two projects which have won the International Emmy Award in the Best Soap Opera category: Laços de Sangue (SIC) and Joia Rara (Rede Globo)

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 Elvas, 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 Rio de Janeiro, where they were living at the time, and have dual citizenship.

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

Filmography

Television Year Title Character Producer Ref. 2001 Maiores de 20 RTP1 A Senhora das Águas Gil Vargas das Neves RTP1 2002 Amanhecer Rui Costa TVI O Bairro da Fonte Gonçalo SIC Sonhos Traídos João TVI A Minha Sogra é uma Bruxa Leopoldo RTP1 2003 Queridas Feras Pedro Maia TVI Saber Amar João VidalTVI 2004 Inspector MaxTVI Como uma Onda Daniel CascaesRede Globo 2005 Prova de Amor Marco Aurélio/ Marco Antônio (Toni)Rede Record O Diário de Sofia Francesco RTP2 2006 Jura Paulo Almeida SIC Exclusivo SIC Presenter SIC Pé na Jaca Thierry Rede Globo 2007 Floribella (Portugal) Conde Máximo SIC 2008 Negócio da China JoãoRede Globo Podia Acabar o Mundo NunoSIC 2009 Perfeito Coração Pedro Cardoso Dança dos Famosos 6 himselfRede Globo Toma Lá, Dá Cá Alexandre (Xandinho) Episódio Especial PresenterSIC 2010 Laços de Sangue Hélio Lua Vermelha Vasco Galvão A Vida Alheia Rafael RégisRede Globo 2011 Insensato Coração Henrique Taborda Aquele Beijo Vicente Santelmo 2012 Dancin' Days Salvador NetoSIC 2014 Mar Salgado André Queiroz 2015 A Regra do Jogo Faustini Rede Globo2016 Liberdade, Liberdade Tolentino Rede Globo2017 Novo Mundo Ferdinando Rede Globo2018 Deus Salve o Rei Virgílio Rede Globo 2018 Alma e Coração Gonçalo Oliveira SIC2019Éramos Seis Almeida Rede Globo 2021 Amor Amor Romeu SIC 2022 Cara e Coragem Danilo Bosco Rede Globo2026Coração AceleradoJean Carlos GarciaRede Globo

Film YearTitleCharacterDirector / Producer2001Um Homem não é um GatoMiguelMarie Brand / SIC2002Sem ElaAnna de PalmaOs ImortaisTV reporterAntónio-Pedro Vasconcelos2003The Miracle According to SaloméGabrielMário Barroso2005Sonhos e DesejosRocoMarcelo Santiago / Belo HorizonteO Crime do Padre AmaroGustavoCarlos Coelho da SilvaAté OndeCarlos BarrosViúva Rica Solteira Não FicaAdrianoJosé Fonseca da Costa2006Cecile (short)NadineAntónio Filbox (Holland)2007What If the World Would be a Trustworthy FriendShort – Rita FernandesAté Onde Podes Ir (short)Faculdade de Comunicação de Coimbra/ISCT2008So Much More than Fun (short)Rita FernandesO Apelo (short)Vanessa Silva / Universidade ModernaAmáliaEduardo RicciardiCarlos Coelho da Silva / Valentim de CarvalhoSecond LifeMiguel Gaudencio / Utopia Filmes2009Uma Professora Muito MaluquinhaCesinha e André Vilas LobosUma Aventura na Casa AssombradaCarlos Coelho da Silva / Valentim de CarvalhoMysteries of LisbonAlberto de MagalhãesRaúl Ruiz2013Cadences obstinéesMattiaFanny ArdantLisboa Vista do Rio (documentary)Ivan DiasTurbo (voice dubbing)DreamWorksOs Caras de PauMarcius Melhem Case FilmesIn Search of IngridMauro Sposito2014/2015CosmosToloAndrzej Zulawski / Alfama Films2015Meu Passado Me Condena 2ÁlvaroJúlia Rezende2015Amor ImpossívelMarcoAntónio-Pedro Vasconcelos2016Letters from WarMajor MIvo Ferreira2024Os Papéis do Inglês.Sérgio Graciano

Stage YearTitleDirectorTheatre2000A Real Calçada ao SolCarlos AvilezT. Nacional D. Maria IIO Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (readings)2001Os Meus Primeiros Poemas2002A Menina que Procurava o SolRita AlagãoAuditório Carlos ParedesMenino ao ColoMaria Emília CorreiaT. Trindade / Teatro São João (Sobral)2003No NatalBruno CocháConvento do Beato2004Tá-seLuis EsparteiroTeatro da Luz2005SurtoTeatro dos Quatro (Rio de Janeiro)Por uma NoiteAntónio PiresTeatro Estefânia / T. Rivoli2008A Gorda – Fat PigAmandio PinheiroTeatro Villaret2010A Paixão de CristoCesar Augusto Felix CrispianoTeatro Cidade Cenográfica (Brazil)2012Um Sonho para DoisMichel BercovitchTeatro Villaret / Teatro Leblon (Rio de Janeiro)

As a Presenter YearTitleProducer / Broadcaster2006Mandou BemMultishow (Brasil)GNT "Um Dia Com"Rede GloboPrograma ExclusivoSIC2008 / presentEpisódio EspecialSIC2013Dança da GaleraRede Globo2010–2014Red Carpet – Golden GlobesSIC

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