Romulo Pires – Brazilian Born Top Model has a Love for the Exotic

As a boy, Romulo Pires never thought about leaving Brazil and exploring the world. He couldn’t know at the time that fate would step in one day when he was 18, and set him on a course for faraway places and exotic locations. Fate had a name – Marina Sakamoto – a talent scout from a modeling agency in Brasilia. She convinced him to enter a modeling competition which he eventually won.

Throughout his career, Romulo Pires has traveled the world for campaigns and runway shows. He has worked for some of the world’s most prominent, luxury brands including Pepe Jeans, Christian Lacroix, Lagerfeld Gallery, cK1, Bloomingdales, Cartier, Macy’s, Gucci and Valentino. Along the way, he has also worked for some of the most talented photographers including Juan Aldabaldetrecu and Steven Meisel.

Romulo Pires loves his professional modeling career because it has afforded him the opportunity to not only pick up other languages, like Italian and French, but also because he enjoys having a job that is always changing, always taking him to new places and meeting new people. He has traveled to Japan’s Shibuya Crossing with Karl Lagerfeld and been engulfed in a sea of Japanese people, and talks fondly about the experience because in the end, the shoot was highly successful.

Paris is the City of Lights, it’s the City of Love, and it’s the Fashion Capitol of the World. Paris is also Romulo Pires’ favorite fashion city because their style of living fascinates him, and the ancient city with its cathedrals and beautiful architecture makes him feel like he’s living in the past. He has had the opportunity to travel to Paris to walk the Louis Vuitton and John Galliano shows in 2008. He also traveled to nearby Milan to walk a show for fashion icons Giorgio Armani and Etro.

Everyone has a bucket list of things they want to do before they die. Professionally, shooting at Mt. Everest is on Romulo Pires’ bucket list because he has always had an intense fascination and curiosity about the Himalayas, and the history behind Mt. Everest. Personally, he would love to visit the Solomon Islands near Papua New Guinea. At the rate Romulo is going, shooting everywhere around the world; it’s certainly only a matter of time before he can scratch these two items off his bucket list.

Gorgeous Model Romulo Pires Gets Personal

Hailing from Brazilian and Italian ancestry, super-hot model Romulo Pires has a face that is loved by both fans and companies alike. He is proud to have represented luxury brand campaigns for Gucci, Valentino, Louis Vuitton, Pepe Jeans and others. He has also appeared in magazines such as Glamour, V Man, GQ (Spanish and Korean), Upstreet, and Vanity Fair.

As much as Romulo Pires loves his modeling career, he fondly maintains a personal life that is rich with family, friends and adventure. He comes from a family of 13 children, which might explain his affable personality and cooperative attitude. Upon signing his first modeling contract, his mother was extraordinarily proud of Romulo, not just for changing his own life for the better, but for helping to improve the lives of his entire family.

Flashing his brilliant smile and brooding bedroom eyes into the cameras of famous editorial photographers, he has gained quite a number of fans who adore him. His advice on dating is simply to work your hardest to find someone who cares about you, so you can care wholeheartedly about them back.

Maintaining such a strong, sculpted physique is easy for Romulo because he engages in a daily exercise and diet routine. Romulo runs daily, and eats six small meals throughout the day to keep his metabolism running high. For fun, exercise, and for keeping those perfect muscles toned, he also plays soccer and practices the combat sport Muay Thai.

  
Romulo Pires’ typical non-working day includes playing pool or cards with friends, going to the bar or theater with friends or playing tennis. Some of the people Romulo counts among his friends include fellow models Philip Huang, Owen Steuart, and Evandro Soldati.

Romulo is fond of traveling the world for modeling, and one of his favorite memories is when he traveled to Shibuya Crossing in Japan. He was there with Karl Lagerfeld for a W Magazine shoot, and when the Japanese spotted Karl, they became entranced, because they consider him the “Fashion Emperor.” The models were lost in this crowd of thousands, and when they finally found each other, they were jubilant and laughing and the shoot came together beautifully with the sea of Japanese people as their background.

Romulo Pires – Jet Setting Model Travels the World

As a young boy growing up in Brazil, Romulo Pires never dreamed, and could probably never have imagined, where life would take him one day. It was a chance meeting that drew Marina Sakomoto to him on a day when she needed her flat tire fixed, and Romulo was working at the garage where she stopped. Marina worked as a scouting agent for a modeling agency in Brasilia, and she told Romulo that he had star quality and that he should pursue modeling.

As fate would have it, Romulo won the first talent search he entered, and soon after that he received a call from Karl Lagerfeld to work for Chanel and the Lagerfeld Gallery. This was the breakthrough that Romulo needed, as it was at that time when Romulo no longer dreamed of playing soccer for a living, but looked forward to a career as a model with shoots in all corners of the globe.

As a model, Romulo Pires has walked runways, shot high-profile luxury campaigns, and been photographed by world famous photographers. His work has taken him to Milan to walk the Giorgio Armani and Etro shows there, it has taken him to Paris, to walk the Louis Vuitton and John Galliano shows, and it has also taken him to Japan, with Karl Lagerfeld, where they shot for W Magazine.

What happened to Romulo Pires in Japan is one of his favorite modeling career memories. At the time, he was at Shibuya Crossing with Karl Lagerfeld when they were overcome by an enormous crowd. The models were scattered and lost each other. Romulo has commented that this event was fun, scary and exhilarating. By the time the models found each other and the shoot could start, there was a crowd of thousands of Japanese people as their backdrop.

Even though Romulo Pires currently lives in New York City, it doesn’t stop him from dreaming about his favorite “bucket list” shoot location. Romulo has always been a fan of the history of Mount Everest and the Himalayas. Perhaps his interest lies in the fact that it is so distinctly contrasting to his homeland, Brazil. Romulo, a self-professed eclectic Gemini, is not fond of routine, but likes to shake things up a bit. Mt. Everest is the perfect location for devoted fans to see Romulo, dark haired beauty, posing on the windy foothills.

Romulo Pires – Built for Success

At 6’2”, with full-bodied way brown hair and piercing green eyes, Romulo Pires was destined to be a favorite of some of the most luxurious brands in the world. His ability to transcend any medium from video to runway to print gives the brands he represents the flexibility to utilize him in whatever creative vision they conceive.

The success he has created for himself wasn’t built solely by his charming and sophisticated good looks, but by his personable, affable nature and cooperative attitude. His cool energy easily translates onto print and video media and gives the viewer a sense of awe and attraction.

Destiny came in the form of a scout from a modeling agency in Brasilia named Marina Sakomoto who stopped to get her flat tire changed where Romulo Pires worked as a mechanic. It was this chance meeting that would prove to change Romulo’s life forever. She suggested he should enter a model search. He won first place in a model search held by the Elite Model Management of Brazil that year.

Born in a family of 13 total brothers and sisters, Romulo learned early on what it meant to be selfless, a listener, and independent. All of these assets have proven useful for him during his modeling career. While working, he likes to talk with people and learn from them. Romulo knows that people’s individual modeling experiences can help him learn and discover what more he can expect in the modeling world.

Boasting Brazilian and Italian ancestry, Romulo Pires is one among many models that have hailed from this hot, steamy part of the world. It has been said that there must be “something in the water” down in Brazil because the country is one of the leaders in producing top fashion models. Some of these models include Francisco Lachowski, Marlon Teixeira, Arthur Sales and Evandro Soldati.

Romulo Pires was built for success in the modeling industry not only because of his obvious exquisitely classical good looks, but also because of his gentlemanly demeanor and personable character. This combination has helped land him campaigns working for Christian Lacroix, Bellstaf, Roberto Cavali, Clarins, Guess, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, and many, many others.

Hot Brazilian Model Romulo Pires is King of the Runway

Brazilian model Romulo Pires is a fashion photographer’s dream. His Italian/Brazilian ancestry has blessed him with the perfect frame, and the face of a Roman god. Marina Sakomoto saw this when she stopped to get a flat tire changed at the garage where Romulo worked. At the time, she was working for a model scouting agency in Brazil, and told Romulo that he had “the look” for fashion modeling.

Since that time in 2001 when he was 18, Romulo’s classic image has graced high-end fashion magazines, commercials and runways. He has been dubbed one of “Brazil’s Model Royalty” because of his seamless ability to model for any luxury brand and adapt flawlessly. Before even walking a runway, Romulo Pires appeared in high profile campaigns for the Lagerfeld Gallery and Chanel. After Romulo’s very first entrance into the modeling world, by winning a modeling search contest run by the Elite Modeling Agency of Brazil, Karl Lagerfeld took notice of Romulo and took him under his wing and allowed Romulo to develop a rather extraordinary modeling portfolio, as well as a stellar reputation.

Modeling takes more than just good looks and a dream. Romulo is also blessed with a quiet charisma and magnetic allure that nearly sweeps people off their feet. The ability to work confidently, cooperatively and professionally, with a generous amount of charm has given Romulo the opportunity to work for iconic luxury brands such as Gucci, Valentino, Carolina Herrera, Pepe Jeans, cK1, Francesco Smalto, Roberta Cavali, Cartier, Macy’s, Bloomingdales, and so many more.

Romulo Pires’ advice to other models who are hoping to break into the industry is to stay true to yourself and try to always be your best, because in the modeling business, people are always going to be their best and they are always, always prepared. Also, always remember the names of people who made you who you are.

As a global fashion model with dozens of luxury campaigns under his belt, Romulo Pires is signed with modeling agencies from all around the world. In New York City he is represented by Wilhelmina, and his mother agency is Bananas Mambo in Paris. He is also represented by agencies in London, Spain, Germany and Milan.

Twist of Fate Helps Launch Mega Model Romulo Pires’ Career

It’s not every day that you get recognized as having a talent that will send you around the world to work with dozens of luxury brands and famous models, photographers and stylists. Romulo Pires was working as a mechanic in Brazil when his day came.  

Marina Sakamoto, working with a scouting agency in Brasilia, had the unfortunate, yet fortunate timing of getting a flat tire, but then stopped at the shop where Romulo worked to get it fixed. Marina told Romulo that he was attractive and had the innate skill for modeling. With her encouragement, Romulo entered into a model search held by Elite Model Management in Brazil, and subsequently won first place.

It was just a matter of time after that, and when Karl Lagerfeld called to have him work for The Karl Lagerfeld Gallery and Chanel, Romulo Pires’ career shot off the map into space. Since then, he has been seen on runways, in editorial shoots, in luxury brands and fragrance commercials in all types of locations all around the world. For Romulo, it’s all a part of the business, and he adores it. It gives him a chance to foster the Gemini that he is, by being eclectic and never getting stuck doing exactly the same thing.

Even though his first dream was to become a Brazilian soccer player (as is the dream of most young Brazilian boys) his life has taken a different turn and his family, especially his mother, is very proud. Being very religious, Romulo Pires’ mother believes that God has a plan for all of us, and for Romulo, he was able to decipher that plan and lead their family to a better life, by moving them to a better area in Brazil.

Romulo Pires loves modeling, but it isn’t the only aspect of his life he cherishes. His family includes 13 other brothers and sisters, and they are extremely important to him. When he’s not working he loves to spend time with his family and friends. Between editorial shoots for magazines and walking runways in exotic locales, Romulo Pires might be seen catching a movie, playing pool with his friends, playing soccer, practicing Muay Thai, or running, to help keep his already chiseled body in primo shape.