Cazé Peçanha


Cazé Peçanha, the screen name of Carlos José de Araújo Peccini, is a Brazilian television host.
On television since 1994, he hosted MTV's first live show called Teleguiado. In the 16 years during which he worked for the channel – from 1994 to 1999 and from 2002 to 2012 – he was part of productions like “VJ por Um Dia” , “Buzzina MTV”, “Casal Neura” , and “Notícias MTV” .
He worked at Globo TV from 2000 to 2001, where he hosted “Sociedade Anônima”, the first TV show to feature an online audience, and he played “Homem-Megafone” on “Fantástico”.
Currently, Cazé is on Band TV, in charge of stories on the “A Liga” show, and on pay-TV channel Nat Geo, ahead of “Os Incríveis - O Grande Desafio” , a competition between extraordinary minds.
Having worked for more than 20 years on television, the Rio de Janeiro host, currently living in São Paulo, has been the host of TV programs on which audience participation and appreciation of ordinary people were key.
In 1999, Cazé received the best host award from the APCA . In 2002, he received a prize from Instituto Ayrton Senna for the show, “Tome Conta do Brasil” , where he encouraged young people to participate in politics. In 2005, he received another award from the APCA, this time along with the creators of MTV's first cartoon, “Megaliga de VJs Paladinos” .
In addition to his work in front of the cameras, Cazé is also an entrepreneur in the cultural area. He is a partner in cartoon producer Estricnina, which is responsible for works like “Fudêncio e seus Amigos” and “Infortúnio MTV com a Funérea” , and created Gengibre, Brazil's first voice posts website. He is also the owner of Gafanhoto – a producer that in 2007 held discussions and classes on new cultures.