Mariana Rios

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Riosand the second or paternal family name is Botelho.

Mariana Rios
Rios at the Canecão in 2009
Born	Mariana Rios Botelho (1985-07-04) 4 July 1985 (age 38) Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	2002–present
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]

Mariana Rios Botelho (born 4 July 1985) is a Brazilian actress and singer-songwriter. ^{[2] [3]}

Biography

Rios began singing at age seven. To begin her career, she moved to Uberaba, where she played several gigs with local bar bands. She participated in music festivals and was hired by a studio to sing jingles. At 15 she moved to Rio de Janeiro and graduated in Casa de Arte das Laranjeiras. ^[4] Before joining the cast of the telenovela Malhação , she participated in two musicals with Oswaldo Montenegro.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2008, she joined the cast of the telenovela Malhação as Yasmin, a 17-year-old girl whose parents are often absent and try to compensate this by buying her expensive gifts. Due to the success of Yasmin, Rios made the cover of the August 2008 magazine Capricho (1051 edition). Mariana lives alone in Rio de Janeiro since she turned 18 years old. ^[5] She has a relationship with the vocalist of the band NX Zero, Di Ferrero. ^[6] She played the character Nancy in the 2010 Rede Globo telenovela Araguaia.

In 2015, Rios will play Elphaba in the Brazilian production of Wicked .^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Movie

Year	Title	Character	Note
2011	Não Se Preocupe, Nada Vai Dar Certo	Rosa
2012	Totalmente Inocentes	Gildinha
2012	The Lorax	Audrey	Dubbing
2015	Órfãos do Eldorado [7]	Claudia
2017	My Little Pony	Tempest Shadow	Dubbing

Television

Year	Title	Character	Note
2002	Fama	Participant	Seasons 1
2007–09	Malhação	Yasmin Fontes / Blue Spencer	Seasons 15–16
2010	Araguaia	Nancy Santos
2012	Salve Jorge	Adriana Sampaio Alencar (Drika)
2013	Além do Horizonte	Celina Machado
2015–16	Superbonita	News Reporter
2015–16	Se Arrume Comigo	Presenter
2016	Totalmente Demais	Herself	Episode: "April 9, 2016"
2016	The Voice Brasil	Presenter (Backstage)	Season 5
2017	Popstar	Contestant [8]	Season 1
2018	O Sétimo Guardião [9]
2021	Show dos Famosos	Contestant
2021–present	Back to 15	Luiza Rocha
2022	Ilha Record	Presenter	Season 2
2023–present	A Grande Conquista	Presenter

Discography

Studio Album

Year	Album
2009	Mariana Rios

Singles

Year	Single	Charts		Album
		BRA Hot 100	BRA Year End
2008	"Amar é Assim Mesmo"	32	—	Malhação 2008
2009	"Incendeia"	27	—	Malhação 2009
	"Insônia"	50	—	Mariana Rios
2015	"Reach Me"	—	—	Second studio album

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nomination	Result
2008	Prêmio Extra de TV [10]	Best newcomer actress	Nominated
	Best of the year: Domingão do Faustão [11]	Best newcomer actress	Won
2009	Capricho Awards	Best Brazilian actress	Won

References

1. "Mariana Rios é a capa da Corpo a Corpo de outubro".
2. "Mariana Rios faz aniversário dia 5 de julho" (in Portuguese). UOL. July 22, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
3. EGO. "Mariana Rios" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
4. Bravo, Zean (September 5, 2009). "Sucesso em Malhação, Mariana Rios realiza o sonho de infância: lançar seu primeiro CD" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo . Retrieved May 29, 2010.
5. Contigo!. "Entrevista com Mariana Rios" (in Portuguese). Abril.com.br. Archived from the original on October 19, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
6. "Mariana Rios comemora aniversário com festa no Rio" (in Portuguese). Abril.com.br. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
7. "Órfãos do Eldorado, de Guilherme Coelho". Globo. November 26, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
8. "Globo escala elenco do 'Popstar', que terá prêmio de R$ 250 mil". Kogut. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
9. "Mariana Rios estará em "O Sétimo Guardião"". Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
10. Extra Online. "Katiuscia Canoro e Thiago Mendonça brilharam em 2008" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. Retrieved October 10, 2011.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
11. Domingão do Faustão. "Mariana Rios é feliz por natureza!" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

External links

• Mariana Rios at IMDb