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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Braga and the second or paternal family name is Maffeis.
Ana Maria Braga
Braga in 2019
Born
Ana Maria Braga Maffeis

(1949-04-01) 1 April 1949 (age 77)
São Joaquim da Barra, São Paulo, Brazil
Citizenship
  • Brazil
  • Italy
Alma materSão Paulo State University
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • journalist
Years active1961–present
Notable workMais Você
Spouses
Antonio Drausio Badan
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(m. 1971, divorced)​
Eduardo de Carvalho
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(m. 1980; div. 1992)​
Carlos Madrulha
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(m. 1997; div. 2002)​
Johnny Lucet
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(m. 2020; div. 2021)​
Fábio Arruda
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(m. 2025)​
Children2
Websiteanamariabraga.com.br

Ana Maria Braga Maffeis (born 1 April 1949) is a Brazilian television presenter and journalist. She is best known for hosting the long-running variety program Mais Você on Rede Globo, which she has presented since 1999. Before joining Globo, she gained national recognition at Rede Record, where she presented the morning show Note e Anote and the talk show Programa Ana Maria Braga. Born in São Joaquim da Barra, São Paulo, she graduated from São Paulo State University with degrees in biology and zoology. She also holds Italian citizenship through her father. In addition to her television work, she has appeared in several Brazilian films and telenovelas and has authored a number of books.[1]

Early life and education

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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

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Braga started her career in journalism working on the news program Jornal de Verdade on TV Rio Preto,[4] later moving to 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

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In 2020, she married the French businessman Johnny Lucet in her own home of São Paulo.[5]

Filmography

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Braga interviews president Dilma Rousseff on the program Mais Você in 2011.

Television

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Presenter
Special participations

Cinema

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

Recordings

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Solo
  • 2003: Sou Eu
Special guest
  • 2005: "Na Trilha do Amor" on Fábio Júnior's Mais de 20 e Poucos Anos

Books

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Biografia". Folha Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "ANA MARIA BRAGA". Memória Globo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ana Maria Braga". Memória Globo (in Portuguese). August 9, 2008. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ana Maria Braga relembra clique de início de carreira e fã elogia: "Que demais"". Marie Claire (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  5. ^ "Ana Maria Braga se casa com Johnny Lucet em cerimônia íntima". G1 (in Portuguese). February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Chef de Alto Nível: inscrições abertas para novo reality da Globo com Ana Maria Braga". Receitas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
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