Sarah Oliveira

Sarah Oliveira
Sarah in 2012.
Born
Sarah Oliveira

(1979-01-29) January 29, 1979 (age 47)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
EducationFundação Armando Alvares Penteado
Occupations
  • Television host
  • journalist
  • television producer
  • documentary filmmaker
  • radio host
  • podcaster
Years active1998–present
Employers
Known forHosting Disk MTV [pt], Top 20 Brasil [pt], Luau MTV (TV show) [pt], Jornal da MTV, Calada Noite, and Atenção para o Refrão
Notable work
  • Na Trilha da Canção
  • Calada Noite
  • Minha Canção
  • Nós (podcast)
  • Atenção para o Refrão
Television
AwardsAPCA Award nomination for Best Host (2016)

Sarah Oliveira (January 29, 1979) is a Brazilian television host. She has worked at MTV Brasil, GNT, and Eldorado FM.

Biography

First years and education

Born in Perdizes in the city of São Paulo, Sarah grew up in Jardins, an upscale neighborhood [pt] in the state capital. Sarah was a classical ballerina for many years; she even became a member of the Royal Academy of Dance in London, where she lived for a while. As a ballerina, she even went on tour in Dallas, in the United States. She began dancing at the age of three and stopped at twenty-two to devote herself to ballet.

She enrolled in the Radio and TV program at the Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP) at age 17. While a student, she was an intern at 89 FM A Rádio Rock, a rock radio station in São Paulo. She graduated from FAAP in 2001.

Career

After two years working at 89, she was invited by MTV Brasil's programming director, Cris Lobo, to join the network's journalism department. In 2000, the then-reporter for Contato MTV auditioned to appear on camera on that same show. Her performance caught the attention of the network's artistic directors, and she was ultimately chosen to be the network's new VJ, replacing Sabrina Parlatore [pt] on the shows Disk MTV [pt] and Top 20 Brasil [pt]. She later made her debut on Luau MTV [pt] a music show aired during the network's summer season and filmed on the beaches along the São Paulo coast [pt], where she hosted recordings featuring artists such as O Rappa, Marcelo D2, Nando Reis, Pitty, Cássia Eller, and Engenheiros do Hawaii. In 2005, she left Disk MTV [pt] and Top 20 Brasil [pt] to host Jornal da MTV. At the station, he also hosted the shows Sobe o Som and VJs em Ação. After five years at MTV, he left MTV to join the Rio de Janeiro-based network TV Globo, where she became a reporter for Vídeo Show. While still with the network, she hosted the 2009 and 2010 Festival de Verão Salvador [pt] and provided live coverage of the 2008 and 2009 carnivals. She remained a reporter for Vídeo Show until 2009.

She conceived and produced the documentary Na Trilha da Canção, which explored the emotional connection between artists and bands in Brazilian music. The documentary premiered at São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound (MIS) and aired on the GNT channel in 2013. While still at GNT, she created the show Calada Noite, which explored the world of night owls and ran for two seasons on the network between 2015 and 2016.She was nominated for the APCA Award for Best Host in 2016. Among those she interviewed were personalities such as comedian Jô Soares, the acrtess Patrícia Pillar and actor Wagner Moura.

In September 2017, a new project she created for Eldorado FM, part of the Grupo Estado [pt], titled Minha Canção, premiered. In 2021, the original Spotify podcast Nós premiered, co-hosted by Roberta Martinelli. In 2025, she curated the Brazilian edition of Tiny Desk, which was streamed on YouTube. In 2026, the show Atenção para o Refrão premiered on Bis [pt], from Grupo Globo, where he spoke with musicians about the importance of the chorus in songs.

Filmography

Sarah in 2017.

Television

Year Production Position Station Ref.
2000 Contato MTV Reporter MTV Brasil
2000–2005 Disk MTV [pt] Host
Top 20 Brasil [pt]
2003 Megaliga MTV de VJs Paladinos [pt] Dubbing
2005 Jornal MTV Host
2006–2009 Vídeo Show Reporter TV Globo
2009 Viver a Vida Special guest
2010 Viva Voz [pt] Host GNT
2013 Na Trilha da Canção
2015–2016 Calada Noite
2018 Popstar Sworn TV Globo
2022 Happy Hour com Mariana Ximenes Guest GNT
2026 Atenção para o Refrão Host Bis [pt]

Radio

Year Production Position Station Ref.
2017–2026 Minha Canção Host Eldorado FM

Movies

Year Production Character Note(s) Ref.
2016 Amores Urbanos [pt] Special guest
2021 Chorão: Marginal Alado [pt] Herself Stock footage
2025 Latin Blood: The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso Fátima

Personal life

Sarah was married to business administrator Thiago Lopes from 2005 to 2022. The party was held at the São Paulo Jockey Club. Together, they had two children: Chloé, born on January 4, 2013, and Martin, born on December 20, 2015. She lives in the Jardim Paulista neighborhood in São Paulo. In the 2022 presidential election, she announced her support for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). She identifies as a feminist. She is a vegetarian.

Prizes

Year Prize Category Work Venue Result Ref.
2015 APCA Television Award Best Host Calada Noite Union of Professional Journalists of the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo,  Brazil Nominated
2018 WME Awards Radio Presenter Minha Canção Cine Joia, São Paulo, São Paulo,  Brazil Nominated
2020 Ibirapuera Auditorium, São Paulo, São Paulo,  Brazil Won

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