Gianecchini moves Brazil

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Gianecchini moves [1] Brazil
Brazil follows Giane’s fight against cancer. The actor has had special support from his ex-wife, Marília Gabriela In early

    August Brazil was shocked by the news that actor Reynaldo Gianecchini has lymphoma, cancer of the lymphatic [2] system. This disease affects the immune system. It is the same type of cancer that Dilma Rousseff faced before being elected President. However, in Giane’s case the cancer is more aggressive. The actor spent several days in a São Paulo hospital before starting chemotherapy [3]. He was visited by Cláudia Raia and other celebrities. One of the people who visited and supported Giane was his ex-wife, Marilia Gabriela. On September 15 they were photographed walking together on Oscar Freire street, in São Paulo.  Giane was bald, [4]  after having gone through two rounds of chemotherapy. Reynaldo and Marilia separated in 2006 after 8 years of marriage. But even after the separation, they kept in regular touch.  

                      Sports stars ill [5]   In recent weeks other celebrities have hit the headlines because of serious health problems: the former soccer star Sócrates, who has a serious liver [6] problem, and the coach of Vasco da Gama, Ricardo Gomes, who suffered a stroke [7]. But the disease that Gianecchini is suffering from has caused the biggest shock in the country. The actor's father also has cancer. Besides being helped by doctors, Giane and his father have also sought [8] spiritual help. On the next page we give you a summary of the actor’s personal and professional life.

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On September 28, Giane visited the support group for children with cancer, GACC, in São José dos Campos-SP, and spoke to several children. The actor has supported GACC since 2003.  He is going to take part in a new campaign to help the hospital GACC runs.

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Áudio – Julia Constantinides
Fotos – Giane com crianças (Fábio Machado) e individual (Globo)

   Esta é primeira parte da matéria sobre Gianecchini. A edição impressa de Maganews traz um resumo da trajetória do ator, com áudio de Thiago Ribeiro. 

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Vocabulary

1 to move - comover
2 lymphatic system – sistema linfático (lymphoma = linfoma)

3 chemotherapy- quiometerapia

4 bald – careca

5 ill - doença

6 liver – fígado

7 stroke – derrame cerebral / AVC

8 to seek – procurar / buscar