Raimundo Varela
Raimundo Varela | |
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| Born | Raimundo Varella Freire Júnior 30 November 1947 |
| Died | 7 September 2023 (aged 75) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
Raimundo Varella Freire Júnior (30 November 1947 – 7 September 2023), best known as Raimundo Varela, was a Brazilian television presenter.
Life and career
Born in Itabuna, as a child Varela moved with his family to Salvador.[1] Before starting his television career Varella had several jobs, including as a labourer in a cement factory, a street vendor, a taxi driver and a professional football player for the Ypiranga Clube and the Associação Desportiva Leônico.[1][2][3] He began his entertainment career in the 1970s as a judge in the TV Itapoan variety show Big Ben, and later worked as a sports commentator on the program Papo de Bola.[2][3] Varela had his breakout in 1981, as a presenter of the talk show Balanço Geral, which he hosted until 1990 and again from 1997 to 2020, later still appearing in the show as a pundit.[3] Beyond his television career, he ran several times as mayor of Salvador, always eventually dropping out of the race.[3] In 2006, he had a major kidney failure and underwent a liver and kidney transplant.[2][3] Varela died on 7 September 2023, at the age of 75.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Morre aos 75 anos o apresentador baiano Raimundo Varela". O Globo (in português do Brasil). 7 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Morre Raimundo Varela, criador do "Balanço Geral", da Record, aos 75 anos". Correio do Povo (in português do Brasil). 7 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Vaquer, Gabriel (7 September 2023). "Criador do Balanço Geral, da Record, apresentador Raimundo Varela morre aos 75 anos". Folha de S.Paulo (in português do Brasil). Retrieved 1 October 2023.