Biography
Dira Paes, born Ecleidira Maria Fonseca Paes on 30 June 1969 in Abaetetuba, Pará, Brazil, is a Brazilian actress and television presenter. She made her screen debut at the age of 15 as Kachiri in the British film The Emerald Forest (1985), directed by John Boorman.
Paes trained in performing arts at the Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. She has appeared in numerous films, including Two Sons of Francisco (2005), Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This (2007) and Divine Love (2019), and television series such as India: A Love Story (2009) and Pantanal (2022). She has received multiple awards, including Grande Otelo prizes for best actress.
