Silvio Santos

ABOUT SILVIO SANTOS

Brazilian celebrity television personality and businessman who was best known for being the head of a more than six billion-dollar TV network holding company called the Grupo Silvio Santos. He produced thousands of episodes of television throughout his long career.

During his teenage years, he worked as a street vendor in Rio de Janeiro.

He ran unsuccessfully in 1989 for the Brazilian presidency. He was credited with spreading the experience of game shows to Brazil. He passed away in late 2024.

He married Iris Abravanel in 1978, and he had a total of six daughters, including TV host Rebeca Abravanel . He was raised in a Jewish family in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson both had highly lucrative careers as entrepreneurs.