Ana Maria Braga

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Bragaand 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 76) São Joaquim da Barra, São Paulo, Brazil
Citizenship	Brazil Italy
Alma mater	São Paulo State University
Occupations	Television presenter journalist
Years active	1961–present
Notable work	Mais Você
Spouses	Antonio Drausio Badan ​ ​ (m. 1971,divorced)​ Eduardo de Carvalho ​ ​ (m. 1980;div. 1992)​ Carlos Madrulha ​ ​ (m. 1997;div. 2002)​ Johnny Lucet ​ ​ (m. 2020;div. 2021)​ Fábio Arruda ​ (m. 2025)​
Children	2
Website	anamariabraga.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

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

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)
• 2025-present Chef de Alto Nível (Rede Globo) ^[5]

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

1. "Biografia". Folha Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 1, 2021.
2. "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 se casa com Johnny Lucet em cerimônia íntima". G1 (in Portuguese). February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
5. "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.

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• Ana Maria Braga at IMDb