Fausto Silva
Brazilian television presenter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fausto Corrêa da Silva (born 2 May 1950), commonly known as Faustão (literally Big Fausto), is a Brazilian television presenter.[1] He is best known as the host of long-running Sunday afternoon show Domingão do Faustão, which premiered in 1989.
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Fausto Silva | |
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Born | Fausto Corrêa da Silva (1950-05-02) 2 May 1950 (age 74) Porto Ferreira, São Paulo, Brazil |
Occupation | Television presenter |
Years active | 1964–2023 |
Career | |
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) |
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Due to heart failure, Silva underwent heart transplantation on 27 August 2023 in Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital, in São Paulo.[2] [3] He also underwent kidney transplantation in the same hospital on 26 February 2024.[4] [5]