Ana Maria Braga


Ana Maria Braga Maffeis is a Brazilian television host.

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. She also holds Italian citizenship through her father.

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.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Television

; Presenter
; Special participations

Cinema

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''