Tais Araujo

Tais Araujo is a Brazilian actress. She was the first black Brazilian actress to be a protagonist in a Brazilian telenovela, Xica da Silva (1996), in Rede Manchete. She was also a protagonist on another telenovela, Da Cor do Pecado "Shades of Sin" (2004) in Rede Globo Channel.

Tais Araujo was born on November 25, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is of mixed African, Austrian and Portuguese descent. She is the daughter of Mercedes Araujo and Ademir Araujo. She has an older sister named Claudia Araujo, who is a doctor. She is an actress known for Da cor do Pecado (2004), Cheias de Charme (2012) and Viver a Vida (2009). She was just 17 when she started to play Xica da Silva (1996) on TV. 

In 2004, as Pretta in Da Cor do Pecado (2004), she became the first black actress to lead a soap opera cast in Brazil.

Tais Araujo has been married to Lazaro Ramos since June, 2011. They have one child. They have one child, a boy named Joao Vicente (John Vicent), born on June 18th 2011 in Rio de Janeiro.

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Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo and her husband Lazaro Ramos

Tais Araujo, her husband Lazaro Ramos and their son Joao Vicente

Tais Araujo, her husband Lazaro Ramos and their son Joao Vicente

Tais Araujo, her husband Lazaro Ramos and their son Joao Vicente

Tais Araujo's husband, Lazaro Ramos and son Joao Vicente

Tais Araujo's husband, Lazaro Ramos and son Joao Vicente

Tais Araujo and son Joao Vicente

Tais Araujo and son Joao Vicente

Tais Araujo and son Joao Vicente

Tais Araujo and family

Tais Araujo, with her husband Lazaro Ramos and actress Paolla Oliveira

Tais Araujo (left), with her husband Lazaro Ramos and actress Juliana Alves (centre)