Model Romulo Pires Up-close and Personal

As a member of Brazilian “Royalty,” Romulo Pires has been modeling for luxury magazines and walking runways for top designers for the past decade. He is proud of his many accomplishments including being the face for Gucci, Pepe Jeans, Christian Lacroix, Lagerfeld Gallery, cK1, Macy’s, Cartier, Valentino, and many others.  His modeling career has taken him all over the world including Milan, Paris, and Japan. He has withstood brutal weather conditions all for the sake of “getting just the right shot.”

But modeling isn’t the only thing that keeps this handsome devil happy. He is also a huge fan of movies and acting. If given the chance, he says, he would love to act in a film directed by Martin Scorsese, partly because of the director’s brilliance, and partly because Romulo Pires loves action and old mafia movies. Similar to his approach to modeling, he believes that if you’re going to do something, you need to do it 100% right, so his dream doesn’t just include action movies, it also includes acting in dramas, comedies, and thrillers.

Romulo Pires loves music, all kinds of music, but his favorite is popular Brazilian music including Anitta, Luan Santana, and Calvin Harris. During his free time he loves going out with friends to see bands, play pool, and of course, go to the movies. He also loves playing soccer (his first love as a boy), playing tennis, and practicing the combat sport, Muay Thai.

Since he was “discovered” while working as a mechanic at the tender age of 18, Romulo Pires has never lost sight of his roots. He stays in touch with his large family (13 total sisters and brothers!) and is deeply devoted to his mother, whom, he says, was and continues to be his daily inspiration. While at home in Brazil, he raises four dogs, two Pugs named Fiji and Akiba, and two Jack Russell Terriers named Gaso and Micah. Romulo loves being able to travel home to Brazil to see his family, friends, and pets, but the eclectic side of him pushes him to travel, and that’s why modeling (along with his exquisite good looks), is his true passion.

Romulo Pires – Born for the Camera

Tall, noble, and born with an effervescent charm, Romulo Pires has been gracing runways, print ads, commercials, and women’s hearts for over a decade. He is known for his brilliantly dark wavy hair and penetrating green eyes, along with perfect Roman features and drop-dead gorgeous smile. It was this perfection that Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel first saw when he encountered Romulo. It was this encounter that would embark Romulo on a life-long adventure into modeling and global travel.

Before Karl Lagerfeld had the opportunity to notice Romulo Pires, however, a scout from a modeling agency in Brasilia spotted Romulo at the garage where he was working. She had gotten a flat tire and when Romulo helped her with it, she proclaimed that he was modelesque and should enter a model search. The scout, Marina Sakomoto, probably couldn’t have realized just how accurate her eye was that day. Romulo entered the Elite Model Management model search and was awarded first place.

Once Karl Lagerfeld spotted Romulo, his career took off. He soon became the beloved face for many of the world’s luxurious brands like Francesco Smalto, Ck1, Loewe, Cartier, Macy’s, Valentio, Gucci, Pepe Jeans and an impressive host of others. Traveling throughout the world and meeting creative people has served Romulo well, as he considers himself to be highly-eclectic and in continual need of change, including traveling.

His charming, affable personality has won him favor among the designers, stylists, photographers and other creative people in the modeling industry. As a darling among the luxury brands, Romulo Pires is proud to represent some of the most iconic and recognized brands in the world including appearances in magazines such as Glamour, GQ (Spanish and Korean), V Man, Vanity Fair, and Upstreet.

Even though Romulo’s modeling career has taken him far and wide across the globe, one of the locations he’d love to explore but has never had the opportunity to is Mt. Everest. Intrigued by the rich history involved with the area, Romulo hopes that one day, either professionally or personally, he can visit the mighty mountain and create his own set of memories there.