Ana Maria Braga | |
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 Braga in 2019 | |
| Born | Ana Maria Braga Maffeis 1 April 1949 São Joaquim da Barra, São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Alma mater | São Paulo State University |
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| Years active | 1961–present |
| Notable work | Mais Você |
| Spouses | Eduardo de Carvalho
(m. 1980; div. 1992)Carlos Madrulha
(m. 1997; div. 2002)Johnny Lucet
(m. 2020; sep. 2021) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | anamariabraga |
Ana Maria Braga Maffeis (born 1 April 1949) is a Brazilian television presenter and journalist.[1]
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]
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]
In 2020, she married the French businessman Johnny Lucet in her own home of São Paulo.[4]
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