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'' from the age of six years old, and for playing the role of Valéria Ferreira in the ''

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'' franchise, including a telenovela and two films. In 2022, she began playing the character Anita in the

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teen drama series ''

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''.

Personal life

Maisa was raised in the city of

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by her father Celso de Araújo Andrade, a telephone technician, and by her mother Gislaine de Souza Silva Andrade, a homemaker. When she was three years old, she pleaded with her mother to let her perform on television, and in July 2005 her mother began taking her to television producers.

Career

At the age of three in 2005, Maisa appeared in the ''

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'' as musical lipsyncer and singer.

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brought her to record music on

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and then on

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. In 2007, she signed with

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to present children's programs ''Sábado Animado'' and ''Domingo Animado''. In 2008, she was invited to star a segment in the ''

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'', becoming a success for answering random questions by presenter

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, owner of SBT and icon of Brazilian television. Maisa was sometimes called a "prodigy girl" and "the girl's on Silvio Santos's eyes" by the Brazilian media. Since then, she has been one of the leading artists of the network. In 2017 she presented her own program "Programa da Maisa" at SBT. In 2019, Maisa Silva was hired by Netflix Brazil.

Leaving SBT

After 13 years at

, she decided not to renew with the broadcaster. She intended to work on personal projects.

Internet

Maisa began posting videos to her

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channel (named ''Maisera'') in 2014, at age 12, with vlogs, interviews, music videos and more.

Filmography

Film

TV

Theater

Discography

;Selected songs * "Tudo Que Me Vem Na Cabeça" (2009) * "Ô Tio" feat.

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(2009) * "Pipoca Pula" feat.

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(2009) * "Tempo De Mudar" (2009) * "Eu Cresci" (2014) * "NheNheNhem" (2014) * "Cabelo" (2014)

Bibliography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Maisa 2002 births Living people Actresses from São Paulo (state) Brazilian child actresses Brazilian television actresses Brazilian film actresses Brazilian television presenters People from São Bernardo do Campo New York Film Academy alumni 21st-century Brazilian singers 21st-century Brazilian women singers Brazilian women television presenters Brazilian feminists