10 Famous Young Brazilians You’d Hardly Recognize These Days

Every generation has its idols and muses teens — that is, celebrities who are successful during their adolescence or youth. While the fame of some artists grows even greater over the years, that of others seems to gradually disappear. Many of these famous young people end up changing careers, failing to appear in the media… until we wonder: where did they end up?

O awesome.club investigated where are Brazilians who lived the height of fame when they were still young. Chances are you don’t recognize their appearance these days.

With green eyes and a surfer style, singer Felipe Dylon stole hearts in the early 2000s. In 2018, he released the single “Vai Ver o Sol Nascer”, but the song was far from the same hits he had in his teens, like “Muse of the Summer” or “Let it go”.

Anyone who lived through adolescence in 2008 certainly remembers that the band Restart was a real fever at that time. The four participants in the group created a trend with their bold hair and colorful clothes. But today, away from the spotlight, ex-vocalist Pe Lanza has a completely different look. He is investing in a solo career and says the band’s return is an “extremely remote possibility”.

In 2003, when she was 23 years old, the singer Luka burst on the radio with the hit “Tô nem lá”. Since then, the gaúcha had a daughter and continues to struggle in her musical career. Unfortunately, her new songs haven’t had the same success.

Even living in the United States, actor Guilherme Berenguer says he is still approached on the streets for having been the protagonist of the series Malhação 15 years ago. At that time, the heartthrob shone in the role of Gustavo, the lead singer of Vagabanda.

Actor Sérgio Hondjakoff marked the 2000s by playing the unforgettable Cabeção in “Malhação”. After leaving the television attraction, he came to live in the United States, where he worked as a restaurant cashier and tried to make a career in funk.

Joana Balaguer played the memorable villain Jaqueline, who was part of “Malhação” in 2005. The actress has lived in Lisbon for 10 years with her Portuguese husband and two children. Nowadays, the muse owns a YouTube channel, where she talks about her life in Portugal and does interviews.

Still talking about Malhação, we could not fail to mention the actor Cláudio Heinrich, who was the heartthrob of the first season of the soap opera and one of the protagonists of Uga Uga. The actor has a black belt in jiu-jitsu and teaches self-defense to women.

19 years ago, Ludmila Dayer won over the audience of “Malhação” by playing the beautiful and sweet Joana. The actress has lived in Los Angeles since 2006 and now owns her own artistic production company: the Lupi Productions🇧🇷 In addition to the busy life of a businesswoman, the muse also dedicates time to her British husband.

Anyone who was a teenager in the late 1990s and early 2000s certainly remembers the shows on MTV Brasil. Edgard Piccoli was one of the famous VJs of the station and presented programs such as “Palco MTV” and “Suor MTV”.

Continuing on the VJs theme, we need to talk about Sabrina Parlatore. The muse joined “Disk MTV” in 1996, when she was 21 years old. Later, she even presented the program Vitrine, on TV Cultura, for 6 years.

Did you recognize all the people mentioned in this post? Remember anyone else not on the list? Tell us in the comments.