Romildo Ribeiro Soares, best known as R. R. Soares (born December 6, 1947, in

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), is a Brazilian

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, author, singer, businessman, and composer. He became a televangelist and supporter of

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in the late 1960s, after reading a book by

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. Related through marriage to another Brazilian preacher,

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, he founded the

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in 1980. This church is among the largest

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denominations in Brazil. R. R. Soares averages about 100 hours on Brazilian television each week.

Early life

In April 1964 Soares moved to

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with his family and lived with his uncle Aderbal in São Gonçalo. Soares began his ministry in 1968.

Ministry

Soares had previously been promised a scholarship to study medicine at

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in Moscow, but instead founded the

(''Igreja Internacional da Graça de Deus''), opening the first in 1980 in the city of

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, Rio de Janeiro. He remains the church's leader. He is married with Maria Magdalena and is the father of singer David Soares, deputy mayor André Soares, and three other sons. Soares hosts the program ''

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'' (Show da fé) on the networks

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and CNT. The show is also broadcast on

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and

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. Soares is seen on television around 100 hours per week. International Church of God's Grace has more than 900 churches throughout Brazil, and in

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, Miami,

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, Brandon, FL, New Jersey,

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, and

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. On September 10, 2008, Soares began to send daily messages by e-mail to people registered at ongrace.com. He still continues with this system, with messages translated into English and other languages.

Business interests

Soares is the owner of the Graça Artes Gráficas and Editora Ltda, the gospel record label Graça Music, Grace Editorial (editor), and Graça Filmes (movie distributor). The RIT TV, Nossa Radio, and

Nossa TV Nossa TV (Eng: ''Our TV'') is a Brazilian Satellite television, satellite television service of Romildo Ribeiro Soares, R.R. Soares' International Church of God's Grace. The service was officially launched on 14 September 2007 in the metropolitan ...

belong to the International Church of God's Grace. Soares's net worth was estimated by

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at $125m in 2013. His other media interests include radio, publishing and music. He is considered a preacher of the

prosperity gospel Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, or seed faith) is a religious belief among some Protestant Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are a ...

Books written

These books have been translated from

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into English. * ''Blessings That Enrich'' * ''Demand Your Rights'' * ''Faith Course'' * ''

How to Take Possession of the Blessing Romildo Ribeiro Soares, best known as R. R. Soares (born December 6, 1947, in Muniz Freire, Espírito Santo), is a Brazilians, Brazilian televangelist, missionary, author, singer, businessman, and composer. He became a televangelist and supporter ...

'' * ''Seven Virtues of the Conqueror'' * ''Spiritism: The Magic of Illusion'' * ''The Gift That Blesses the Giver'' * ''Three Stages to the Blessing'' * ''Where is God My Maker?'' * ''Your Health Depends on What You Say''

Music CDs produced

* ''Cânticos de Fé'' * ''Acende uma luz'' * ''Grandes Louvores'' v.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8

Songs produced and written

This list includes CDs with songs written by R. R. Soares. * "Minhas Canções na voz dos melhores" v.1, 2, 3, and 4 * "Minhas canções na voz do pastor Jayme de Amorim Campos" v.1 and 2 * "Minhas canções na voz de David Soares" * "Minhas Canções na Voz de André Valadão" * "Minhas Canções na Voz de Carmem Silva" * "Minhas canções na voz de Fernandes Lima" * "Minhas Canções na Voz de David Fantazzini"

References

External links

OnGrace Official web site (India)

OnGrace Official web site (US)

OnGrace Official web site (South Africa)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Soares, Romildo Ribeiro 1947 births Living people Brazilian Pentecostal pastors Brazilian television evangelists Brazilian evangelicals People from Espírito Santo People from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian mass media owners Universidade Gama Filho alumni Members of the International Grace of God Church Prosperity theologians