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Fausto Silva
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Silva in 2005
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Fausto Corrêa da Silva
2 May 1950 Porto Ferreira, São Paulo, Brazil
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| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 1964–2023 |
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| Show | Perdidos na Noite (1984–1988) Domingão do Faustão (1989–2021) Faustão na Band (2022–2023) |
| Network | TV Gazeta (1984) RecordTV (1984–1986) Band (1986–1988; 2022–2023) TV Globo (1989–2021) |
Fausto Corrêa da Silva (born 2 May 1950), commonly known as Faustão (literally Big Fausto), is a Brazilian former television presenter. He is best known as the host of long-running Sunday afternoon show Domingão do Faustão, which premiered in 1989.
Due to heart failure, Silva underwent heart transplantation on 27 August 2023 in Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital, in São Paulo. He also underwent kidney transplantation in the same hospital on 26 February 2024.
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Career
Television
| Year | Work | Role | Channel |
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| 1983-1984 | Balancê | Announcer | Rádio Excelsior / TV Gazeta |
| 1984–1988 | Perdidos na Noite | Presenter | TV Gazeta / RecordTV / Band |
| 1988 | Safenados e Safadinhos | Presenter | Band |
| 1989–2021 | Domingão do Faustão | Presenter | TV Globo |
| 1996 | Não Fuja da Raia | Himself | Viva |
| 2022–2023 | Faustão na Band | Presenter | Band |
Cinema
| Year | Work | Role |
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| 1990 | Sonho de Verão | Himself |
| 1991 | Inspetor Faustão e o Mallandro | Inspetor Faustão |
See also
In Spanish: Faustão para niños
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