Taís Araújo

Acting

Taís Araújo

Born November 25, 1978 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (age 47)

Taís Bianca Gama de Araújo (born November 25, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress. She was the first Black Brazilian actress to be a protagonist in a Brazilian telenovela, Xica da Silva (1996), in Rede Manchete.

Known For

Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
Next week
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro · 2026
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026
MovieDocumentary
BrasileiríssimaBrasileiríssima · 2022
Brasileiríssima
8.02022
MovieDocumentary
Avocado SeedAvocado Seed · 1998
Avocado Seed
8.61998
MovieDrama
A Jewish teenager goes to a Catholic school and falls in love with a black Catholic girl.
Daughters of the WindDaughters of the Wind · 2005
Daughters of the Wind
6.42005
MovieDrama
In a small town in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, two sisters meet again after years apart.
Ópera do MallandroÓpera do Mallandro · 2007
Ópera do Mallandro
6.02007
MovieComedy
The short tells the story of a boy who, in his last recovery test at school, has the task of writing a text in 15 minutes. During the creative process, the boy embarks on a musical universe full of characters and myths from the 80's revived in four musical numbers packed with reinterpretations of Sérgio Mallandro's hits.
Jules and DoloresJules and Dolores · 2016
Jules and Dolores
6.42016
MovieComedy
On December 19th, 1983, the dream was taken away. The most coveted trophy of all time, the Jules Rimet Cup disappeared from the headquarters of CBF, the Brazilian Football Association. Let me explain: every 4 years FIFA holds a Football World Cup. Back then, only a country that won the Cup three times could keep the trophy for good. This privilege was reserved to Brazil when they won for the 3rd time in 1970. The beautiful trophy was kept as a symbol of superiority in the headquarters of CBF, in Rio de Janeiro. “Jules and Dolores” is a pop comedy that tell us the real, preposterous and unusual story behind this theft.
NecklaceNecklace · 2024
Necklace
2024
Movie
Fernando Grostein Andrade and Fernando Siqueira, an LGBTQIA+ couple, embark on a transformative road trip across Brazil and the United States, traveling through Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and Utah. Fernando Grostein Andrade confronts complex trauma, while Fernando Siqueira uses music, nature, and eco-therapy to support his healing. Along the journey, they face challenges and intimate moments that test their bond, exploring resilience, connection, and personal growth as they move toward emotional recovery and self-discovery.
Garrincha: Lonely StarGarrincha: Lonely Star · 2003
Garrincha: Lonely Star
4.12003
MovieDrama
The life of Brazilian soccer player, Garrincha, considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, with his uniquely original style. He had arched legs, a passion for women and booze. Also had a much talked extramarital affair with singer Elza Soares and died in relative decadence. The movie focuses on his zenith, from 1953 until the World Championship and the Rio Regional Championship, in 1962.

Movies

Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
Next week
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro · 2026
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
2026
MovieDocumentary
BrasileiríssimaBrasileiríssima · 2022
Brasileiríssima
8.02022
MovieDocumentary
Avocado SeedAvocado Seed · 1998
Avocado Seed
8.61998
MovieDrama
A Jewish teenager goes to a Catholic school and falls in love with a black Catholic girl.
Daughters of the WindDaughters of the Wind · 2005
Daughters of the Wind
6.42005
MovieDrama
In a small town in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, two sisters meet again after years apart.
Ópera do MallandroÓpera do Mallandro · 2007
Ópera do Mallandro
6.02007
MovieComedy
The short tells the story of a boy who, in his last recovery test at school, has the task of writing a text in 15 minutes. During the creative process, the boy embarks on a musical universe full of characters and myths from the 80's revived in four musical numbers packed with reinterpretations of Sérgio Mallandro's hits.
Jules and DoloresJules and Dolores · 2016
Jules and Dolores
6.42016
MovieComedy
On December 19th, 1983, the dream was taken away. The most coveted trophy of all time, the Jules Rimet Cup disappeared from the headquarters of CBF, the Brazilian Football Association. Let me explain: every 4 years FIFA holds a Football World Cup. Back then, only a country that won the Cup three times could keep the trophy for good. This privilege was reserved to Brazil when they won for the 3rd time in 1970. The beautiful trophy was kept as a symbol of superiority in the headquarters of CBF, in Rio de Janeiro. “Jules and Dolores” is a pop comedy that tell us the real, preposterous and unusual story behind this theft.
NecklaceNecklace · 2024
Necklace
2024
Movie
Fernando Grostein Andrade and Fernando Siqueira, an LGBTQIA+ couple, embark on a transformative road trip across Brazil and the United States, traveling through Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and Utah. Fernando Grostein Andrade confronts complex trauma, while Fernando Siqueira uses music, nature, and eco-therapy to support his healing. Along the journey, they face challenges and intimate moments that test their bond, exploring resilience, connection, and personal growth as they move toward emotional recovery and self-discovery.
Garrincha: Lonely StarGarrincha: Lonely Star · 2003
Garrincha: Lonely Star
4.12003
MovieDrama
The life of Brazilian soccer player, Garrincha, considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, with his uniquely original style. He had arched legs, a passion for women and booze. Also had a much talked extramarital affair with singer Elza Soares and died in relative decadence. The movie focuses on his zenith, from 1953 until the World Championship and the Rio Regional Championship, in 1962.
Atabaque NzingaAtabaque Nzinga · 2007
Atabaque Nzinga
2007
MovieDocumentary
After being collected from the dressing room of the Candomblé center, Ana shares her desires, memories, dreams, and reflections with the viewer through a diary.
Tributo: Léa GarciaTributo: Léa Garcia · 2023
Tributo: Léa Garcia
10.02023
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Minha Irmã e EuMinha Irmã e Eu · 2023
Minha Irmã e Eu
7.12023
MovieComedy
Sisters Mirian and Mirelly were born in the interior of Goiás, but live in different cities. When their mother disappears, the two put aside their differences and come together to look for her, on a journey that could change their lives.
Executive OrderExecutive Order · 2022
Executive Order
6.92022
MovieDramaScience Fiction
In a dystopian future, the Brazilian government decrees a measure that forces black citizens to migrate to Africa in an attempt to return to their origins. Seeing themselves in the center of terror, two cousins take refuge in an apartment, where they debate social and racial issues, and share the same yearning for the change of country.
Magalu - Black das BlacksMagalu - Black das Blacks · 2020
Magalu - Black das Blacks
2020
Movie
Untitled Elza Soares BiopicUntitled Elza Soares Biopic
Untitled Elza Soares Biopic
MovieDramaMusic
A biopic about star Elza Soares, considered one of the greatest samba singers ever and a symbol of the struggle against racism and women discrimination in Brazil.
The Rogue's TrialThe Rogue's Trial · 2024
The Rogue's Trial
6.62024
MovieComedyDrama
After 20 years missing, João Grilo returns to Taperoá to join his old friend Chicó and, after his story of resurrection spreads, he is disputed as an electoral candidate by the two most powerful politicians in the city.
Tributo: Zezé MottaTributo: Zezé Motta · 2024
Tributo: Zezé Motta
9.02024
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Chuck Billy and The Marvelous Guava TreeChuck Billy and The Marvelous Guava Tree · 2025
Chuck Billy and The Marvelous Guava Tree
7.12025
MovieFamilyAdventure
Chuck Billy has spent his life picking guavas from Jed’s guava tree. But now that Dr. Agripino is going to build a road that will take down the tree, Chuck and his friends are going to do everything they can to stop it.
Show 60 AnosShow 60 Anos · 2025
Show 60 Anos
7.82025
MovieMusicTV Movie
70 Anos Esta Noite70 Anos Esta Noite · 2021
70 Anos Esta Noite
8.02021
MovieDocumentary
With the participation of great stars of television drama, the documentary promotes an emotional journey through the great moments of soap operas, celebrating its seven decades on Brazilian TV.
Falas NegrasFalas Negras · 2020
Falas Negras
9.82020
MovieDramaTV Movie
The special features 22 real testimonials from people like Mandela, Martin Luther King and Marielle Franco, who fought racism and freedom in favor of justice.
A Guerra dos RochaA Guerra dos Rocha · 2008
A Guerra dos Rocha
5.32008
MovieComedy
Clumsy old lady Dina Rocha lives with her son Marcelo. After a series of incidents at home, she moves to her house in Santa Teresa. She meets her friend Nonô and she pays a visit to her old friend. Her sons do not know where she is and they go to the hospitals and morgues. Coincidently there is the body of an old lady smashed by a truck and they believe that she is their mother. Meanwhile two smalltime thieves break in Nonô's house and keep the two old ladies locked in the bathroom. During the funeral of Dina Rocha, the dysfunctional families have a quarrel disputing their heritage.
The Greatest Love of AllThe Greatest Love of All · 2006
The Greatest Love of All
5.92006
MovieDrama
Antônio is an astrophysicist who has just found out he has an inoperable brain tumor. After decades living in the United States, he returns to Brazil and tries to learn more about his biological mother. His quest sends him off into the slums of Rio de Janeiro.
Pixinguinha, an Affectionate ManPixinguinha, an Affectionate Man · 2021
Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man
7.02021
MovieDramaHistory
The life of legendary Brazilian musician Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho, better known as Pixinguinha.
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da LiberdadeDe Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade · 2020
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
2020
MovieDocumentary
Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European invasion of the continent, police violence, the genocide of the black people, the massacre of indigenous peoples, religious violence, the criminalization of funk music, structural racism in art and education, the importance of quota policy and the need urgent historical repair as a commitment by the Brazilian state to the black people.

TV Shows

Evil AngelEvil Angel · 1997
Evil Angel
8.81997
SeriesDrama
Ambitious Nice seeks social advancement through Rodrigo Medeiros, but ends up truly falling in love with him. This is the second version of the telenovela, originally aired in 1976.
Alta DefiniçãoAlta Definição · 2009
Alta Definição
7.22009
Series
In Alta Definição, Daniel Oliveira interviews one guest every week with an intimate approach.
A FavoritaA Favorita · 2008
A Favorita
7.92008
SeriesDrama
Donatela and Flora, two friends who became rivals. One of them committed a homicide and pretends to be innocent. There are two versions for the same story. Who, after all, is telling the truth? Donatela or Flora?
A Grande FamíliaA Grande Família · 2001
A Grande Família
8.42001
SeriesComedyFamily
The daily lives of a typical Brazilian middle-class family, that are always very close and tries, in their way, to survive the financial and relationship difficulties.
Brava GenteBrava Gente · 2000
Brava Gente
8.32000
SeriesComedyDrama
Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.
Tocaia GrandeTocaia Grande · 1995
Tocaia Grande
1995
SeriesDrama
Anything GoesAnything Goes · 2025
Anything Goes
5.92025
SeriesDrama
The story of a mother and daughter with opposing views on the path to success in life takes the audience on a contemporary journey about character, ethics and honesty.
Snakes & LizardsSnakes & Lizards · 2006
Snakes & Lizards
7.62006
SeriesComedy
Is it possible that in a world ruled by appearance, there is room for loyalty, ethics, true love, honesty and solidarity? Is it possible, today, when unrelenting consumption is a way of life, to find someone who equates more value to being rather than having? Cobras & Lagartos is an urban tragic comedy, modern and humanist, that deals with two increasingly different worlds: one which values loyalty and solidarity and the other, where the seduction of superfluity and the power of money reign.
Saia JustaSaia Justa · 2002
Saia Justa
7.02002
Series
Que História é Essa, Porchat?Que História é Essa, Porchat? · 2019
Que História é Essa, Porchat?
7.42019
Series
PassionePassione · 2010
Passione
6.82010
Series
An ambitious young woman with a traumatizing past targets an Italian man, the distant son of a wealthy Brazilian family.
Seize the DaySeize the Day · 2009
Seize the Day
5.92009
SeriesDrama
Helena and Luciana are two supermodels with completely opposite personalities: the first is stormy and spoiled, while the second - being older - is patient and restrained. Their fate changes when Helena becomes involved with Marcos, Luciana's father, an older man recently divorced from a former model, Tereza, who does not accept the end of the marriage.
Xica da SilvaXica da Silva · 1996
Xica da Silva
7.81996
SeriesDrama
Port of MiraclesPort of Miracles · 2001
Port of Miracles
6.42001
SeriesDrama
Porto dos Milagres is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from 5 February to 29 September 2001, totaling 203 chapters. It was written by Aguinaldo Silva and Ricardo Linhares and loosely based on two works written by Jorge Amado - The Dead Sea and the discovery of America by the Turks. Had Philip collaboration Miguez, Maria Elisa Berredo, Nadotti Nelson and Gloria Baker, directed by Fabricio Mamberti and Luciano Sabino. Director general Mark and Robert Paul Naar, co-directed by Fabricio Mamberti and Luciano Sabino. Had the direction of core Marcos Paulo.
My SweetheartMy Sweetheart · 1998
My Sweetheart
7.71998
SeriesDrama
The plot revolves around the romantic conflict involving four young people who have known each other since childhood. Antônio Mourão, an orphan raised by Father Ovídio, has two dreams in life: to graduate in Medicine – he has just passed the entrance exam – and to marry Rebeca, one of the daughters of his godfather, the Protestant pastor Bilac. Antônio and Rebeca end up separated thanks to the interference of Lívia, the youngest daughter of Pastor Bilac. Sensual and deceitful, she dreams of abandoning her life in São Tomás de Trás, working as a lacemaker and attending her father's church services, to live in the big city. She sees in Antônio a chance to fulfill her desire and, even knowing about the romance between the young man and her sister, she orchestrates a situation to seduce him and manages to get pregnant by him. The two are then forced to marry and move to the capital.
Uga-UgaUga-Uga · 2000
Uga-Uga
6.72000
SeriesComedy
An orphaned young man raised in the wild by an indigenous shaman is found by his grandfather and returned to his estranged family, where he finds himself as heir to their wealth.
A Mother's LoveA Mother's Love · 2019
A Mother's Love
7.12019
SeriesDrama
Lurdes is a mother of five who tirelessly seeks for Domenico, a child of hers who was sold by his own father 26 years ago; Thelma is an overprotective mother who finds out she has a terminal illness, and must race against time to make her dreams come true and prepare her son for a life without her presence; Vitória is a successful lawyer who sees the end of her marriage after countless failed attempts to have a baby and decides for adoption, but finds out she is pregnant during the process. In "A Mother's Love", the lives of these women are intertwined while they recognize themselves in the unconditional love provided by motherhood.
Lady NightLady Night · 2017
Lady Night
8.32017
SeriesComedy
Shades of SinShades of Sin · 2004
Shades of Sin
6.72004
SeriesComedyDrama
A Maranhense young woman and a carioca tourist photographer fall for each other and get separated by destiny and a woman obsessed with his family's fortune.
Cara e CoragemCara e Coragem · 2022
Cara e Coragem
5.52022
Series
The soap opera addresses the world of stuntmen with Pat and Moa. They investigate Clarice's death and try to protect the secret of Jonathan's magnesium formula.
SuperbonitaSuperbonita · 2000
Superbonita
2000
Series
Sparkling GirlsSparkling Girls · 2012
Sparkling Girls
8.02012
SeriesComedy
"Sparkling Girls" centers around three young and beautiful, hard-working housekeepers who reach stardom instantly when an online video clip of them singing, surprisingly becomes a hit. Their success provokes the wrath of a glamorously gaudy and outspoken famous singer who will do anything to ruin the girls' friendship and career. With humor, romance, over the top characters, and bright, glittery stage performances set to catchy tunes, "Sparkling Girls" delivers all of the expected delights and shows that dreams really do come true.
Now GenerationNow Generation · 2014
Now Generation
2.82014
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
The genius Jonas Marra (Murilo Benício, from Brazil Avenue) has attained what few others have — a rich and famous celebrity of the digital world in Silicon Valley and the owner of Marra International, a respected technology conglomerate. But behind his image of a successful businessman lies another person shrouded in conflict and mystery.
La vida es una loteríaLa vida es una lotería · 2002
La vida es una lotería
5.02002
SeriesComedyDrama
Different stories about people having more luck than usual...