Lázaro Ramos

In 2002, he portrayed João Francisco dos Santos in the film Madame Satã, which received praise from critics, and kicked off his career, instantly making him one of the most recognizable actors in Brazilian cinema. He continued to act in other successful productions such as O Homem que Copiava (2003), Meu Tio Matou um Cara (2004), Cidade Baixa (2005), Ó Pai, Ó (2007), O Vendedor de Passados (2015), Tudo Que Aprendemos Juntos (2015), Mundo Cão (2016), O Beijo no Asfalto (2018), e O Silêncio da Chuva (2021). In television, Lázaro Ramos is most well-known for his portrayal of Foguinho, a mischievous boy in the series Cobras & Lagartos, for which he was nominated for the 35th International Emmy Awards' Best Actor award in 2007. He has also acted in several other series, such as Duas Caras (2007), Lado a Lado (2012), Geração Brasil (2014), Mister Brau (2015-2018) and in the television programs Espelho (2006-2021) through Canal Brasil, and Lazinho com Você (2017) and Os Melhores Anos das Nossas Vidas (2018) through TV Globo. Ramos has also directed several episodes of Espelho and documentaries such as Zózimo Bulbul (2006) and Bando, um Filme De (2018), as well as the feature film Executive Order (2022), which he also wrote, and for which he received the award of best director in the Festival de Cinema Itinerante da Língua Portuguesa. He has written more than five children's books (examples include A Velha Sentada (2010), Caderno de rimas do João (2015), Descobrindo a minha história (2025), and Sinto o que sinto (2025)) and two memoirs, Na Minha Pele (2017) and Na Nossa Pele (2025). He is an activist for human rights and increased awareness of racism. He has been an ambassador of UNICEF for Brazil since July of 2009.

The recorded working language is Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. Positions recorded include UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Works named in the authority record are On My Skin. Distinctions recorded are Cinema Brazil Grand Prize for Best Actor and Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil).

In 2006, Ramos' weekly television program, "Espelho" debuted on Canal Brasil. Each Monday, Ramos interviewed significant Brazilian figures, discussing daily themes of Brazilian life. One interview in 2013 with Brazilian rapper Criolo went viral when the performer expressed his indignation with the political climate of Brazil, putting a spotlight on Ramos' programming.

Lázaro Ramos was considered by Revista Época one of the 100 most influential brazilians of the years 2007 and 2009. In the same year, Ramos served as the 5th presenter of the 5th edition of the Prêmio BRAVO, Bradesco de Cultura. In 2011 Ramos received the prize of Camélia da Liberdade in the category of "Press" as a figure who promoted socially inclusive actions for afro-descendant individuals.

Ramos is married to Taís Araújo, a Brazilian actress and TV host. Ramos an Araújo met in the end of the year 2004, while Araújo was engaged to another man. After the end of her former relationship, they began dating and got engaged the following year. In 2006, they appeared opposite each other for the first time in the TV series Cobras & Lagartos. They separated in 2008, but had reconciled with one another by the end of the same year. They have two children, João Vicente de Araújo Ramos (born on June 18th, 2011) and Maria Antônia (born on January 21, 2015).