The actor has worked in many projects, ranging from theatre, to television, to cinema. He launched his career in the year 2000 with the playA Real Calçada ao Sol, to which he followed the movie Um Homem não é um Gato. He reached stardom in Portugal in 2002, with television projects such as Saber Amar e Bairro da Fonte. In 2004, the actor became the first non-Brazilian protagonist in a Rede Globo soap-opera. With a signed contract with the Brazilian broadcaster, Rede Globo, Ricardo Pereira bought a house in the "Cidade Maravilhosa", where he moved to with his family. Since then he has integrated the casts of various Rede Globo productions, starring in Como uma Onda or Aquele Beijo, to name a few. Despite the busy schedule, the actor has continued to work in theatre and cinema. In 2012/2013 he played the lead male role in the play Um Sonho para Dois and, also in 2013, he had a role in the French filmCadences Obstinée, directed by Fanny Ardent. Ricardo Pereira has done some work as a TV presenter as well, both in Portugal and Brazil, namely hosting Episódio Especial and Dança na Galera. Furthermore, he has been the face of various advertising campaigns in the two countries, publicising banks, supermarkets, entertainment chain-stores and other companies. After the end of Jóia Rara, he temporarily moved back to Lisbon to take part in a SIC production entitled Mar Salgado, which is scheduled to premiere in late 2014. Ricardo has integrated the cast of two projects which have won the International Emmy Award in the BestSoap Opera category: "Laços de Sangue" and "Jóia Rara" The actor is represented by L'Agence in Portugal and by 2Twogether in Brazil.
Personal life
Ricardo Pereira married Francisca Ramalho Perestrelo Pinto Ribeiro in July 2010. The ceremony took place in Igreja daNossa Senhora da Assunção, in Elvas, and had the attendance of around 400 guests. The couple has three children. A boy named Vicente, born in November 2011, and a girl named Francisca, born in October 2013. All children were born in Rio de Janeiro, where they were living at the time, and have dual citizenship.
