Bruno Barbosa dos Santos (born 31 August 1979Fábio Bernardo Magazine Nº 06, 2018 (Special Edition) Bruno Santos - do estado da Poesia para as passarelas do mundo (p. 18 and p 62 - 66), ), better known as Bruno Santos, is a Brazilian male supermodel, environmental activist and international businessman.
A model in a photo and fashion shows, Bruno gained notoriety in the mid-2000s, when he appeared in advertising campaigns and fashion events for major international brands, such as Guess, Versace, GQ, and Giorgio Armani, among others, working across multiple segments including underwear, fashion shows, eyewear, events, and fragrances. In 2002, he was ranked among the 10 most sought-after male models in the fashion world, and is listed on models.com. In 2009, German news site gateo.de profiled Santos during a visit to Munich, describing him as a leading international male model.gateo.de/ Brasilianisches Topmodel Bruno Santos zu Besuch bei viviènne models Due to his prominence as a Brazilian male model, he was given the nickname "Gisele Bündchen in pants" by the Brazilian press.polemicaparaiba.com.br/ SPECIAL EDITION: Revista de Fábio Bernardo revela que namoro trouxe modelo internacional para viver na Paraíba
Santos is notable for being the only male model selected to carry out two campaigns simultaneously for two competing fashion houses: Versace and Giorgio Armani, in addition to, in 2003, having opened the Ricardo Almeida fashion show at São Paulo Fashion Week, at which he received the highest male fee in the event's history at that time.
Santos is documented in the Male Model Index, an archival registry of male models organized into five tiers based on verified commercial participation. The Index's Editorial Review Board was unable to reach consensus on his tier placement; half placed him at No. 7 in Tier 1 ("Reference Figures"), while the other half placed him at No. 8 in Tier 2 ("Institutional Legends"). As a result, Santos was documented but left unranked, with his ordinal placement deferred to a future edition. The Consensus, a composite ranking published by The Commercial Male that cross-references eight independent ranking systems, also lists Santos as unranked due to the Board split.
Biography From a humble family (son of a self-employed trader and a public-school teacher, with four siblings), Bruno studied at a public school. In an interview for Fábio Bernardo magazine, Bruno said that "one of the reasons that led me not to miss a day of class was school lunch or breakfast, served at school after the second hour".
Upon finishing high school, Bruno passed the selection process at the Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica (Cefet), in Minas Gerais state, to take the technical course in Engineering.
To help with the family's income, he worked as a popsicle salesman and as an office boy, did odd jobs in construction, schools, restaurants, did graphic services, and also worked in a storeroom and as a math teacher.
Career Bruno started his modelling career by chance in the year 2000. He received a proposal, but did not give much importance. The agent then made a new proposal, which turned out to be quite advantageous. In an interview for a newspaper from the Uberaba city called "Jornal Cidade", Bruno said that he accepted the proposal not for the work itself, but for the opportunity to learn another language and get to know a new culture, as the expenses would all be paid for by the agency.
From 2002 to 2005, he had an intense schedule, parading in major fashion events internationally.
At the end of 2005 until mid-2006, Bruno took a break from his work as a model to dedicate himself to personal and family projects, doing only occasional work.
From the 2010s onwards, Bruno started to accept only occasional jobs.
Fashion events parades In 2002, during that year's Milan Fashion Week, he opened and closed the shows for both Versace and Giorgio Armani. It was the first time a male model had run campaigns simultaneously for two competing fashion houses. At this event he also paraded for Iceberg.Iceberg – Milan Fashion Week 2002
In 2003, he modelled at São Paulo Fashion Week, opening the fashion show by stylist Ricardo Almeida, alongside Rodrigo Santoro and receiving the highest male fee in the event's history at that time, in addition to closing the ZOOMP fashion show, alongside supermodel Gisele Bündchen.
Also, in 2003, he modelled for Armani at Milan Fashion Week.Armani – Milan Fashion Week 2003
In 2004, at Paris Fashion Week, he modelled for designer John Galliano.
Also, in 2004, he modelled for Armani at Milan Fashion Week.Armani – Milan Fashion Week 2004
Also, in 2004, he modelled again for Armani, this time during New York Fashion Week.
In 2005, during Milan Fashion Week, he walked the runway for Armani.Armani – Milan Fashion Week 2005
Also, in 2005, at New York Fashion Week, he modelled for Versace.Versace – NY Fashion Week 2005
In 2006, he modelled at New York Fashion Week at Versace's fall show.
In 2008, he modelled at New York Fashion Week at Nautica's Fall ShowNautica – NY Fashion Week 2008 and Harmonte & Blaine's Spring Show.
In 2012, he modelled at Milan Fashion Week in the fall show for Ermanno Scervino.
In September 2023, he participated in the "VII Semana de la Moda" in the Spanish city of Estepona, parading and being honoredmalagahoy.es/ Estepona celebrará la "Semana de la moda" del 20 al 23 de septiembre in the fashion show by designer María Canoyoutube.com/ and being one of the judges at the event "IV Concurso de Jóvenes Diseñadores EDM (Estepona de Moda)".
Photos in advertising campaigns Year Magazine Edition Campaign Info Ref.2002 Arena HOMME +March 2003 Men's JournalFebruary PAPER MagazineMarch GQ TaiwanMarch Several publicationsautumn campaign of VersaceSeveral publicationsspring campaign for VersaceSeveral publicationsspring campaign for Emporio Armani in the photo, Bruno appears next to Milla Jovovichinfoglobo.com.br/ Emporio Armani campaign with Milla Jovovich Citizen K MagazineDecember 2004Several publicationsautumn campaign of BloomingdalesSeveral publicationsspring campaign for Emporio Armani's UnderwearSeveral publicationsspring campaign for KappaSeveral publications spring campaign for Giorgio ArmaniSeveral publicationsspring campaign for Versace Man (fragrance)Several publicationsspring campaign for Often Blue MagazineJanuary GQ USAJanuary GQ TaiwanMarch Glamour EspañaMarch FHM (For Him Magazine)April Oyster MagazineMay Men's UnoMay i-D MagazineJuly LoadedNovember V MagazineDecember2009Several publicationsautumn advertising campaign for Guess2010Several publicationsspring advertising campaigns for GuessSeveral publicationsspring advertising campaign for Guess Jeans and AccessoriesPhoto next to Vanessa HesslerSeveral publicationsspring advertising campaign Trussardi2011Several publicationsadvertising campaign for Jones New York 2012Several publicationsAdvertising campaign for Ermanno ScervinoSeveral publications Spring/Summer 2012 advertising campaign for RiccoveroPhoto next to Alyssa Miller2016Several publications fall-winter 2016-17 advertising campaign for Marciano Guess In the photo is also present the Argentine model Belén Rodríguez2020Several publicationsSpring/Summer 2020 advertising campaign for MAKS (Saša Maksimiljanović)
Magazines on the cover Year Magazine Edition Info Ref.2002 Revista GQSpecial EditionCoverBruno Santos – GQ Italia – 2002 (Special Edition)2003 Revista Fotos & FestasSpecial EditionCover DNA MagazineSpecial EditionCoverDNA Australia – 2003 – Special Edition2004 Fashion Magazine Autumn/Winter EditionCover and interviewFashion Magazine UK – 2004 – Edição outono/inverno2011 Cocoon MagazineMay editionCover and interview2018 Harbour Luxury MagazineEdition I - Dec-Jan-FebCover and interview Revista Fábio BernardoEdition 6Cover and interview
Interviews/Reports in Printed Newspapers and/or Magazines Year Printed Newspaper/Magazine Edition Info Ref.2002 Jornal O Globo30 NovemberReportJornal O Globo Brasil – 2002 November 30th Coluna "Pessoas" (César Tartália e Tania Neves)2002 Jornal Estado de Minas1 DecemberReportJornal Estado de Minas – 1 de December de 2002 Muito Além da Beleza2003 Jornal Hoje em Dia (Belo Horizonte) 3 FebruaryReport Jornal Hoje em Dia (Belo Horizonte) – 3 de February de 2003 (pág 9) Que Estar Engajado2003 Jornal Agora aos Domingos (Divinópolis-MG)25 MayReportJornal Agora aos Domingos – 25 de May de 2003 (Edição 171) Conquistando o Mundo2003 Jornal Cidade (Uberaba-MG)1 NovemberReportJornal Cidade – 1 de November de 2003 Modelo internacional desembarca em Uberaba2004 Jornal Estado de Minas8 FebruaryReportJornal Estado de Minas – 8 de February de 20042009 PAPER MagazineSpecial EditionInterview2011 Jornal Espaço HorizonteEdition IVReport
Participation in TV shows Year TV Channel TV Programme Info Ref.2008 RTL TelevisionSpecial programme "Exclusiv Spezial - Das Leben der Superreichen"Bruno was interviewed. Episode aired on 9 August 2009gateo.de/ Bruno Santos,
Environmental activism and encouragement of ecotourism
After reducing his schedule to fashion events, in the mid-2010s, Bruno started to dedicate a little more of his time to environmental causes. One of his first projects was to financially help the Associação dos Amigos dos Lajedos do Cariri Paraibano, which, among other things, gives lectures and classes in the region on ecotourism and environmental education.
In the microregion of Cariri Paraibano, Bruno defends the cause against the desertification that is taking place in the surroundings of Lajedo de Pai Mateus. Because of this, in this region, Bruno has a personal project of reforestation by the sea of several native trees with the objective of recovering degraded soil.
To encourage ecotourism in that region, Bruno carried out a fashion photography project at the famous Lajedo de Pai Mateus. Soon after this initiative, some companies, such as Cavalera, for example, started taking photos of their campaigns in this same location.youtube.com/ Entrevista com o Modelo Internacional Bruno Santos
References
External links
Bruno Santos at Models.com Bruno Santos by Andreas Ortner for Cocoon Germany at The Fashionisto Modeling superstar hits ML at Columbia Basin Herald Come To Meet Bruno Santos at Fashionably Male Male Model Index — Edition I The Consensus at The Commercial Male The Gallery at The Commercial Male