Why Roberto Carlos had to leave Brazil to get married in Nice

Why Roberto Carlos had to leave Brazil to get married in Nice


The ceremony had some unexpected events and was reported by the press as if it were a real event

On the eve of turning 83, Roberto Carlos is in his fourth long-term relationship. The girl’s identity is kept secret thanks to the singer’s efforts. Even if the media does not find out who she is, some excerpts from the love story of the greatest idol of romantic music remain to be revisited.

The artist’s first marriage took place on May 11, 1968 with Cleonice Rossi. Both were 27 years old. She was the mother of Ana Paula, 3 years old, born from the previous union.

At that time in Brazil there was no divorce, but only separation, which maintained the marital bond between people who stopped living together. This was the case in Nice.

Therefore she was forbidden to remarry. The divorce law came into force in the country only in December 1977. The solution was to leave Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the civil marriage.

They chose to go to Santa Cruz de La Sierra, Bolivia, a destination for thousands of Brazilian couples in the same situation. The ceremony took place in a suite of the Hotel Asturias.

Nervous, Roberto Carlos dropped the ring to the floor. A temporary blackout forced witnesses and journalists to light lighters to illuminate the space. A godfather was missing. Despite the unforeseen circumstances, Roberto and Nice said yes and signed the notary’s book.

A small cake with whipped cream frosting was cut. The singer wore a light blue dress. The bride wore a creation by designer Clodovil Hernandes with mink fur appliqués. The honeymoon included Los Angeles and New York.

In December of the same year, Roberto Carlos Braga II was born, called Segundinho and Dudu. Two years later Luciana, nicknamed the ‘Little Princess’, came into the world.

Dudu died at the age of 52, due to peritoneal cancer, in September 2021. Ana Paula, raised by the singer as a daughter, did not survive a cardiac arrest in April 2011. She was 47 years old.

Luciana is a journalist and lives in London with her husband and two daughters. The ‘king’ of romance has another son, Rafael Torres, recognized as an adult after a DNA test.

The marriage to Nice lasted until 1979. The separation was amicable. Roberto Carlos remained close to his ex-wife until her death in May 1990, at the age of 49, due to breast cancer.

His next relationship was with actress Myriam Rios, whom he met aboard a plane on the Rio-SP airlift. He subsequently married Maria Rita, whom he met when she was a fan of him, and of whom he was widowed in December 1999.






The wedding occupied the covers of the main magazines of the time.

Source: Terra

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