Romulo Pires – Sensuous Model and Action Hero Wannabe

Creating a sensation wherever he goes, Romulo Pires has been the go-to model for dozens of opulent brands for over a decade. Fully at home with being in front of the camera, Brazilian-born model Romulo Pires readily admits that between shoots in Milan, Paris, Japan and wherever else his hectic schedule takes him, he dreams of being the next action hero. “If I could work with anyone, it would be Martin Scorsese. He is the quintessential mafia/mob movie director and acting in one of his movies would fulfill a huge dream of mine.” Romulo Pires loves actions films, especially old mafia movies and with his dark tousled hair, piercing green eyes, imposing 6’2” stance and charming hyperactivity, who’s to say he won’t just become Mr. Scorsese’s next movie darling?

Romulo Pires is the Face of Luxury

Romulo Pires was born with a face that few people can ignore. In fact, as a model, he has proven this time and again with his collaborations with some of the most well-known luxury brands in the world. He has secured ad campaigns with Gucci, Pepe Jeans, Carolina Herrera, Christian Lacroix, Valentino, among countless others. He has starred in Chanel and Lagerfeld Gallery ad campaigns and has modeled for the Louis Vuitton catalog. At 6’2”, his lithe and sexy physique has graced the pages of both the Spanish and Korean GQ magazine. Emanuel Ungaro took full advantage of this model’s incredible sex appeal by putting him in bed with two women for one of his ad campaigns. After a decade in the business, his sex appeal is only increasing, and Romulo Pires shows no signs of slowing down.

Romulo Pires Welcomes Challenges As They Come

Being one among 13 children, Romulo was raised with the innate ability to accept and successfully hurdle any challenge. Working as a mechanic at the age of 18, he was spotted by a model talent scout and won first place at the Elite Model Management of Brazil model search.

Since the beginning, this tall, cool glass of water has taken on life like a matador. Whether he is walking the catwalk in Paris or Milan, or kissing Madonna during a “W” magazine shoot, Romulo Pires is proud to be the face of Gucci, Valentino, and the dozens of other luxury brands that have used his classic visage to represent them. “Challenges can reveal themselves practically anywhere,” Romulo Pires said, speaking of the time when he and Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel were lost in a sea of Japanese people at Shibuia Crossing. A challenge at the time, he admits, but now, a beloved memory.

Romulo Pires: Drop Dead Gorgeous with a Huge Heart

Italian-Brazilian model Romulo Pires didn’t always dream of being a model. In fact, his dreams were set on the soccer field, where he imagined earning the praise and love of his fellow Brazilians by being a star soccer player. The universe had a different idea, however, and one day when he was 18, it set his life spinning into the path of modeling. A decade has passed and he hasn’t looked back. He hasn’t had time to! Between global jet setting to Japan, Milan, and the Americas, Romulo Pires has taken the modeling world by storm, and has refused to let go of the reigns. His classic chiseled looks and breathtaking smile has not only won over the world of modeling, but the public in general. Women everywhere adore his boyish good looks that achingly betray his affable nature.

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.

Supermodel Romulo Pires Enjoys The Quiet Life

When Brazilian supermodel Romulo Pires was a young boy growing up in Brasilia, Brazil, his life’s ambition was to be a soccer player for the Brazil national football team. However, fate intervened in the guise of modeling scout Marina Sakamoto, and while Romulo was fixing her flat tire at the mechanic’s shop he was employed at, she asked him if he had ever considered modeling. Naturally, the thought hadn’t crossed his mind, but Sakamoto convinced Romulo to compete in a modeling contest being sponsored by Elite Models Management in Brazil. Romulo won first place, of course, and was soon performing in ad campaigns for the most renowned fashion houses in the world.

He has been seen in catalogues for Bloomingdales, Macy’s, and Neiman Marcus, has appeared in ads for CK One, Cartier, and Christian Lacroix, and has walked runways for everyone from Galliano to Etro. There is almost nobody in the fashion industry who Romulo hasn’t worked with, and the index of renowned photographers who have snapped his profile is almost endless as well, with such famous names as Helmut Newton, Steven Meisel, and Mario Testino at the top of the list.

But, when work is finished and the spotlights are taken down, Romulo is most comfortable enjoying the quieter pursuits of life, such as playing his ukulele, or playing cards with his friends, or visiting vintage second hand stores. He admits a fondness for dark chocolate and birthday cakes when he’s not on a shoot, and can often be found taking in the latest movies as a form of relaxation. He also hopes to open a small café in Brazil when he decides to retire from modeling, so that one day we can expect to find Romulo Pires sipping on his world famous Brazilian coffee and enjoying a quiet pastry in his home country once he becomes a private citizen again.