Renato Aragão celebrates 50 years of comedy

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Renato Aragão celebrates

50 years of comedy

The creator of Didi, one of the most charismatic characters on Brazilian television, made his debut on TV in 1960

   

    Didi is one of the most charismatic and entertaining characters on Brazilian television. Okay, everybody knows that. But have you ever imagined Didi working as a lawyer [1]? Or as a banker [2]? How about following a military career? These professions do not go with[3] the bumbling [4] “Didi Mocó”, but they are on Renato Aragão's résumé, the comedian whocreated the character Didi.  Renato earned a law degree and later worked as a lawyer in the 1950s. He also worked as a banker and served in the military. But his talent for comedy made him change these careers for the noble art of making people laugh. On November 30, 1960 he made his first appearance on TV Ceará. Globo will show a special program this year to honor the comedian from Ceará, who was born in Sobral, on January 13, 1935. 

Success in TV and movies

In recent years Renato has been a big hit on Sunday afternoons with his show "Aventuras do Didi," and also as the lead host of "Criança Esperança."  Some of the happiest years of his career were spent alongside his partners Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias. In 1974 they formed the quartet Os Trapalhões, which first aired on TV Tupi and later on Globo. This program only ended in the mid-1990s [5], after the deaths of Zacarias and Mussum. Renato is also a writer and director, and has starred in over 40 films. The comedian is also known for his religious faith. In 1991 he made a dangerous crawl [6] along the arm [7] of the statue of Christ the Redeemer [8] in Rio to kiss the statue's hand. In 1999 he walked from São Paulo to Aparecida to complete a promise.

Vocabulary

1 lawyer - advogado

2 banker - bancário

3 do not go with – aqui = não combina (m)

4 bumbling – atrapalhado

5 in the mid – em meados

6 crawl – caminhada (engatinhando ou rastejando)

7 arm – braço

8 Christ the Redeemer – Cristo Redentor

Narração - Aasita Muralikrishna

Foto - Globo / divulgação