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Marcello Melo Jr.

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Marcello Melo Jr. is a Brazilian actor, singer, songwriter, musician and model. He became nationally known for playing the player Maicon in Malhação, where he formed a successful partnership with Maria Pinna, and also the great violent villain Jairo in the novel, Família. Marcello was born in Nova Iguaçu, in Baixada Fluminense, RJ, and was raised on Vidigal hill, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Alexandre Rodrigues, Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas, and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    City of God
    8.6
    • Bando Zé Pequeno(as Marcello Melo Junior)
    • 2002
    Elite Squad (2007)
    Elite Squad
    8.0
    • Lombada
    • 2007
    Alemão: Both Sides of the Operation (2014)
    Alemão: Both Sides of the Operation
    6.1
    • Carlinhos
    • 2014
    Marcello Melo Jr. in Arcanjo Renegado (2020)
    Arcanjo Renegado
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Mikhael Afonso
    • Marcello Melo Jr.

    Credits

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    Actor

    • O Cobrador de Fraque
      • Post-production
    • Delegacia de homicidios
      • Delegado Patrício
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Veronika com K
      TV Series
      • 2025
    • Marcello Melo Jr. in Arcanjo Renegado (2020)
      Arcanjo Renegado
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Mikhael Afonso
      • Marcello Melo Jr.
      • 2020–2025
    • Tony Ramos and Clara Moneke in Queen of Myself (2025)
      Queen of Myself
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Costa
      • 2025
    • Juliana Paes, Duda Santos, and Humberto Carrão in Renascer (2024)
      Renascer
      6.9
      TV Series
      • 2024
    • Gabriel Leone in Dom (2021)
      Dom
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Polícia
      • 2024
    • Sergio Guizé, Renato Góes, and Isadora Cruz in Mar do Sertão (2022)
      Mar do Sertão
      8.2
      TV Series
      • 2023
    • A Festa de Léo (2023)
      A Festa de Léo
      6.5
      • Bira
      • 2023
    • Seu Jorge in How to Be a Carioca (2023)
      How to Be a Carioca
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Tião (as Marcello Melo)
      • 2023
    • Samantha Schmütz and Evelyn Castro in Tô Ryca! 2 (2022)
      Tô Ryca! 2
      5.4
      • Rubens
      • 2022
    • Júlio Andrade in Under Pressure (2017)
      Under Pressure
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Gilmar
      • 2020
    • Deborah Secco, Juliana Paiva, and Vitória Strada in Run for Your Lives (2020)
      Run for Your Lives
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Marcello Melo Jr.
      • 2020
    • A Life Worth Living (2019)
      A Life Worth Living
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Yuri Lima
      • 2019
    • Bruno Cabrerizo and Vitória Strada in A Time to Love (2017)
      A Time to Love
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Edgar (as Marcelo Mello Jr.)
      • 2017–2018
    • Giovanna Antonelli and Bruno Gagliasso in Rising Sun (2016)
      Rising Sun
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Tiago
      • 2016–2017
    • Canastra Suja (2016)
      Canastra Suja
      7.2
      • Wellington
      • 2016

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    • Alternative names
      • Marcello Melo Junior
    • Height
      • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
    • Parents
      • Marcelo Melo

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      Son of Marcelo Melo.

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