Fausto Silva
Fausto Corrêa da Silva (born May 2, 1950), commonly known as Faustão (literally Big Fausto), is a Brazilian television presenter. He is best known as the host of long-running Sunday afternoon show Domingão do Faustão, which premiered in 1989.
Fausto Silva | |
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Fausto Silva in 2005 | |
| Born | Fausto Corrêa da Silva May 2, 1950 Porto Ferreira, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 1966-present |
| 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) |
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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