Grazi Massafera

For the Brazilian footballer Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento (born 1981), see Grazielle.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soaresand the second or paternal family name is Massafera.

Grazi Massafera
Massafera in 2016
Born	Grazielli Soares Massafera (1982-06-28) 28 June 1982 (age 41) Jacarezinho, Paraná, Brazil
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Partner(s)	Cauã Reymond (2007–2013) Caio Castro (2019–2021)
Children	1

Grazielli "Grazi" Soares Massafera (born 28 June 1982) is a Brazilian actress, former model and beauty pageant titleholder.

In 2004, Massafera won the Miss Paraná Beauty pageant contest, and represented the state in that year's Miss Brasil contest. She finished third, which earned her the title of "Miss Brasil Internacional", and gave her entry into the Miss International 2004 contest, held annually in China. In the international pageant, Massafera did not reach the semi-finals. In 2016, she was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role in the telenovela Verdades Secretas .

Early life

Big Brother

In 2005, she took part in the fifth season of the Brazilian version of the reality show Big Brother, known as Big Brother Brasil (BBB). The season was the most-watched season ever. Grazi ended in second, with 40% of the votes.

After BBB

Grazi became the second Big Brother contestant to become a celebrity (the first one being Sabrina Sato). After the show, she ended up on covers of magazines, had several commercial deals and appeared in events. Commercial deals and magazine cover pictures continued, even after the next Big Brother started.

Right after the show, Grazi signed a 1-year contract with Globo, Brazil's most powerful television channel. To take advantage of her popularity with the audience, she was given a slot as a reporter on Caldeirão do Huck and plans were made for her to become a children's show host on the style of Xuxa.

She also posed nude for Brazilian Playboy in the August 2005 issue. Grazi was one of their highest-paid stars to pose in Playboy. The issue sold twice what a typical edition would sell and was the best-selling cover of 2005. ^[1]

Career

She started acting classes at Globo acting department. Her first starring role was in a Renato Aragão 2005 movie: Didi, o Caçador de Tesouros.

At the beginning of 2006 it was revealed that Massafera would get a part in Manoel Carlos next soap, which was an important deal since his soaps are usually the most-watched shows in the country. Initially, she only had a small role on the Rede Globo soap opera, Páginas da Vida , which during its airing was the No. 1 show on Brazilian television, achieving record ratings. However, due to her popularity, her part was expanded, and eventually became one of the main characters of the soap. Her acting was acclaimed by the press and the public alike and she became one of the biggest celebrities in the country. For her acting, she received a Prêmio Contigo as best newcomer and a Prêmio de Imprensa as personality of the year.

Her May 2007 cover of Boa Forma magazine was her 134th cover since 2005.

She participated in the parade of one of the most prestigious Samba schools in Rio Carnival in the 2007 carnival. In Easter she played Maria in the theatrical version of "The Passion of Christ". Soon after, Massafera visited Portugal where she was also very popular because of her role in Páginas da Vida and shot commercials.

From 2007 to 2008 Massafera starred in the soap Desejo Proibido . In 2008 she was crowned queen of the Copacabana Palace carnival. In 2008 she was given her first starring main role in a soap, Negócio da China.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Big Brother Brasil 5	Participant (runner-up)	Season 5
2006	Páginas da Vida	Thelma Ribeiro [2]	Supporting
2007	Desejo Proibido	Florinda Palhares [3]	Supporting
2008	Casos e Acasos	Graziela [4]	Episode: "O Presente, a Sociedade e a Tentação"
	Negócio da China	Lívia Noronha [5]	Protagonist
2010	As Cariocas	Michelle [6]	Episode: "A Desinibida do Grajaú"
	Tempos Modernos	Deodora Madureira Niemann / N. Anne [7]	Antagonist
2011	Passione	Herself [8]	Special participation
	Aquele Beijo	Lucena Zambelli [9]	Supporting
2013	Flor do Caribe	Ester Schneider Albuquerque [10]	Protagonist
2014	Geração Brasil	Jéssica Malta [11]	Special participation
	A Grande Família	Rose Happy Hour [12]	Episode: "April 24, 2014"
2015	Verdades Secretas	Larissa Ramos [13] [14]	Supporting
	Mister Brau	Herself [15]	Special participation
2016	A Lei do Amor	Luciane Almeida de Sousa Leitão [16]	Supporting
2017	O Outro Lado do Paraíso	Lívia Monserrat de Aguiar [17]	Supporting
2019	Bom Sucesso	Paloma da Silva	Protagonist
2022	Travessia	Débora Bittencourt / Bianca Rossi [18]	Episode: "October 10th" + flashbacks
2024	Dona Beja	Ana Jacinta de São José (Dona Beja)	Protagonista

Film

• Didi, o caçador de tesouros (2005) – Ana
• Shark Bait (2006) (Brazilian voice dubbing) – Brazilian version
• Billi Pig (2012) – Marivalda
• Uma Família Feliz (2023) - Eva

Awards and nominations

Year	Organisation	Category	Work	Result
2007	Melhores do Ano	Best Female Revelation	Páginas da Vida	Won
	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Female Revelation		Won
	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Best Female Revelation		Won
	Troféu Imprensa	Revelation of Year		Won
	Troféu Internet	Revelation of Year		Won
2008	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Supporting Actress	Desejo Proibido	Nominated
2009	Prêmio Extra de Televisão	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated
		Best Actress	Negócio da China	Nominated
	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Actress		Nominated
2012	Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema	Best Actress	Billi Pig	Won
	Prêmio Quem	Best Actress		Won
2013	Troféu Internet	Best Actress	Flor do Caribe	Nominated
2015	Prêmio Extra de Televisão	Best Supporting Actress	Verdades Secretas	Won
	Troféu APCA	Best Actress		Won
	Melhores do Ano	Best Supporting Actress		Won
	Prêmio Quem	Best Actress of TV		Nominated
2016	Troféu Imprensa	Best Actress		Won
	Troféu Internet	Best Actress		Won
	International Emmy	Best Actress		Nominated
2017	Prêmio Quem de Televisão	Best Supporting Actress	A Lei do Amor	Won
	Troféu Internet	Best Actress		Won
	Troféu Imprensa	Best Actress		Nominated
	Prêmio Extra de Televisão	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated

References

1. "Grazielli Massafera é capa mais vendida da Playboy 2005". 4 September 2005.
2. TV Globo (2006). "Thelma – Grazi Massafera" . Retrieved 15 June 2013.
3. TV Globo (2007). "Florinda" . Retrieved 15 June 2013.
4. Canal Viva (21 November 2012). "Grazi Massafera e Tato Gabus participam de Casos e Acasos" . Retrieved 15 June 2013.
5. Globo Comunicações. "Lívia (Grazi Massafera)" . Retrieved 15 June 2013.
6. TV Globo. "Grazi Massafera é a desinibida de Grajaú" . Retrieved 15 June 2013.
7. Uol. "Conheça os personagens de Tempos Modernos" . Retrieved 15 June 2013.
8. "Reta final: Grazi Massafera e Taís Araújo entregam prêmio a Clô – Passione". Passione. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
9. "Giovanna Antonelli volta à TV na novela 'Aquele Beijo'" (in Portuguese). Redação O Dia. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
10. Rede Globo (7 March 2013). "Flor do Caribe: Grazi Massafera e Henri Castelli vivem Ester e Cassiano". Rede Globo > flor do caribe. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
11. "Linda e loira! Grazi Massafera faz participação sensual em Geração Brasil – Geração Brasil". Geração Brasil. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
12. "F5 – televisão – Grazi Massafera faz participação em 'A Grande Família' como dançarina de boate; veja – April 16, 2014". f5.folha.uol.com.br. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
13. Revista Extra (18 March 2015). "Grazi Massafera será uma prostituta drogada em Verdades Secretas" . Retrieved 18 March 2015.
14. "Novela Verdades Secretas em Seriado". Walcyr Carrasco . WC. 20 December 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
15. "Grazi Massafera aparece sensual ao lado de Brau em sonho". Mister Brau. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
16. "Grazi Massafera surge poderosíssima em gravações de 'A Lei do Amor'" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
17. "Grazi Massafera será vilã da novela 'O outro lado do paraíso', mas nega pedido para pintar cabelo de preto" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
18. "Grazi Massafera se despede das gravações de 'Travessia' e ganha homenagem". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

External links

• Grazi Massafera at IMDb
• Grazi Massafera on Instagram