João Kleber,

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of João Ferreira Filho (born August 2, 1957, in

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) is a Brazilian

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and

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Career

João Kleber began his career producing

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s for

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. In

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, he wrote news programs. Kleber was the first to replace

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in ''

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'' and made the final performances of the television program ''Cassino do Chacrinha'' before the death of the host,

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. He moved to a show from

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where he presented the controversial '' Eu vi na TV''. The program was distinguished by "Teste de Fidelidade" (later reassembled in modified form as '' Fiel ou Infiel'' in the Portuguese version, also by Kleber). Kleber also commanded the program ''Canal Aberto'' and its successor, '' Tarde Quente'', whose

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candid cameras drove RedeTV! be taken off the air in

for a day. Back on air, the station fired Kleber and canceled ''Tarde Quente'' and ''Eu vi na TV.'' After his departure from RedeTV!, he moved to Portugal, where he led the program ''Fiel ou Infiel'' on TVI. He lived in

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with his wife. Recently, he returned to Brazil and appeared on

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'' A Fazenda 4'' of

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. He came fourth with 47% of the vote. During his participation, he fought with former colleagues in RedeTV! Monique Evans and the models Taciane Ribeiro and Renata Banhara. He had a crush on

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(former player Adriano).

References

* Tomates podres (10/2010
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(in

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) * Band (11/2011
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(in

) Brazilian television presenters 1957 births Brazilian people of Portuguese descent People from São Paulo People from São Paulo (state) Living people The Farm (TV series) contestants {{Brazil-tv-bio-stub