Rita Camarneiro
{{short description|Portuguese comedian and TV presenter}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Figueira da Foz, Portugal
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| nationality = Portuguese
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| occupation = TV presenter, psychologist
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| relatives = Nuno Camarneiro (brother)
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Ana Rita Camarneiro Mendes (born 15 January 1988) is a Portuguese comedian and TV presenter.
Career
She started her career in television at Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the public service broadcasting organisation of Portugal. There, she did stand-up comedy and worked as a scriptwriter for late-night talk show 5 Para A Meia-Noite. She also wrote the television film {{ill|Almas Penadas|pt}} in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.rtp.pt/programa/tv/p30284|title=Almas Penadas - Filmes - Comédia|publisher=RTP|language=pt|access-date=3 July 2020}}
She played a role in Mau Mau Maria, a 2014 comedy film.{{cite web|url=https://www.jn.pt/artes/comedia-portuguesa-mau-mau-maria-estreia-se-quinta-feira-nos-cinemas-4204674.html|title=Comédia portuguesa "Mau mau Maria" estreia-se quinta-feira nos cinemas|trans-title=Portuguese comedy "Mau mau Maria" premieres Thursday in cinemas|publisher=Jornal de Notícias|date=27 October 2014|language=pt|access-date=3 July 2020}}
In late 2014, Camarneiro joined private broadcaster SIC Radical, where she became the new presenter of the CC All-Stars show.{{cite web|url=https://sicradical.pt/programas/curto-circuito/2015-03-06-Rita-Camarneiro-no-CC-ALL-STARS|title=Rita Camarneiro no CC ALL STARS|publisher=SIC Radical|date=26 December 2014|language=pt|access-date=3 July 2020}}
In addition to her activities in television, Camarneiro has also worked for radio stations on several occasions. She currently co-hosts Antena 3's Prova oral up to five times per week.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/play/p260/prova-oral|title=Prova Oral de 02 Jul 2020|publisher=RTP|language=pt|access-date=3 July 2020}}
Personal life
Camarneiro is a native of Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District, in central Portugal.{{cite web|url=http://intep.grupogps.pt/Conte%C3%BAdodeNot%C3%ADcia/tabid/104/aid/513/Default.aspx|title="Um Dia com os Media" no Museu Municipal|trans-title="A Day with the Media" in the Municipal Museum|publisher=Instituto Tecnológico e Profissional|date=21 May 2014|language=pt|access-date=3 July 2020}} She has two older brothers, one of which is the novelist Nuno Camarneiro.{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2013/01/02/jornal/somos-um-lugar-por-onde-o-livro-passa-25830938|title="Somos um lugar por onde o livro passa"|trans-title="We're a place where the book passes through"|publisher=Público|date=2 January 2013|last=Coutinho|first=Isabel|language=pt|access-date=3 July 2020}}
Before committing on her current career, she successfully completed a master's degree course in psychology at the University of Coimbra.
References
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External links
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Category:People from Figueira da Foz
Category:Portuguese women comedians
Category:Portuguese radio presenters
Category:Portuguese women radio presenters
Category:Portuguese television actresses
Category:Portuguese television directors
Category:Portuguese women television presenters
Category:Portuguese women psychologists
Category:Women television directors
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