Dira Paes

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Dira Paes
Paes in 2015
Born	Ecleidira Maria Fonseca Paes (1968-06-30) 30 June 1968 (age 56) Abaetetuba, Pará, Brazil
Alma mater	Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Occupation(s)	Actress, television presenter
Years active	1985–present
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse	Pablo Baião ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	2

Ecleidira Maria Fonseca Paes (born 30 June 1968), known professionally as Dira Paes, is a Brazilian actress and television presenter. Among the numerous awards and nominations she has received, Paes won the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the Festival de Brasília for Corisco & Dadá and Anahy de las Misiones, respectively, as well as the Best Actress at the 2013 Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro for À Beira do Caminho.^[1][2]

Born in Abaetetuba, in the interior of Pará, and raised in Belém, Paes had a very simple childhood with seven siblings. She always wanted to be an actress, despite financial difficulties, she did not give up on her dream. She is of Native Brazilian, Portuguese, and African descent, and identifies herself as Amazonian cabocla.^[3][4]

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