Cyro Del Nero was an Brazilian

Brazil

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 scenographer

Scenographer

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 and set designer. Del Nero worked in the theater, television and film industries for more than 50 years. He was also a professor of theatrical costume and stage design at the University of São Paulo

University of São Paulo

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Del Nero was born in Brás, a district in Sao Paulo

São Paulo

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. He worked as an art director and set director at several Brazilian television networks during his career including Rede Bandeirantes

Rede Bandeirantes

Rede Bandeirantes , officially nicknamed Band or Band Network, is a television network from Brazil, based in São Paulo. Part of the Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação , it aired for the first time in 1967...

, Rede Globo

Rede Globo

Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...

, Rede Tupi

Rede Tupi

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 and Rede Excelsior. He was the head art director of the Rede Globo television news magazine, Fantástico

Fantástico

Fantástico is a Brazilian weekly television newsmagazine broadcast on Sundays by Rede Globo.-Format:The show's first episode was on August 5, 1973 in black-and-white. It began as a variety show featuring music, dance numbers, teletheater, humor, mixed with a small amount of news. The following...

, designing many of the sets and the overall look of the show.

In theater, Del Nero worked at the Theatro Municipal of São Paulo

Theatro Municipal (São Paulo)

Municipal Theatre of São Paulo is a theatre in São Paulo, Brazil. It is regarded as one of the landmarks of the city, significant both for its architectural value as well as for its historical importance, having been the venue for the Week of Modern Art in 1922, which revolutionised the arts in...

 and the Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia, collaborating with well known figures within the Brazilian theater community, including Cacilda Becker, Bibi Ferreira, Antônio Abujamra and Gianfrancesco Guarnieri

Gianfrancesco Guarnieri

Gianfrancesco Sigfrido Benedetto Marinenghi de Guarnieri was a Brazilian actor and playwright.- External links :...

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Cyro Del Nero died of coronary disease

Coronary disease

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at the Instituto do Coração in Sao Paulo on July 30, 2010, at the age of 78.

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