I'm a simple guy. I like staying with my friends and to help people always when it's possible. I like taking care of my body, because I need to keep fit to work. I do like to play sports, as judo and jiu-jitsu.

By the way, I'm black belt in judo. I love my hometown, João Pessoa http://www.feriasbrasil.com.br/pb/joaopessoa/

There is the place where I've grown up and there are all my treasures… They're my family and friends. I like modeling. It's a different thing that I don't know how to explain. When I turn back to Brazil (wonderful country), I want to do a theatre course and be an actor, cause I do admire that job too.

FROM JUDO TO MODEL

I'd never imagined to be model, since the day that Elian Gallardo, my agent until now, saw me in a judo competition. Actually, I don't know what he had saw in me… I was completely different from what I am now (laugh). I was sixteen when I started to model. I stopped for a while, when I changed a little bit. I've improved my fit, got maturity and turned back to model since a year ago. Today I'm in NY, where I had never imagined to be. Sometimes, I stop a little and think if it's really true… (laugh)

SEEKING PERFECTION

The fashion world is a place totally different from the world that most people live.There are different behaviours, different forms of ommunications, where people live searching for perfection. I don't consider myself glamorous, as I've said before I'm a simple guy, I have normal habits day by day.  I'm a little bit vain. Today it's usual a vain man. It isn't only model characteristic.

DREAMS!

I haven't achieved my purposes yet, I think the purpose from every model is to work for huge fashion campaigns to brands like Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Armani. So I'm not different from them. I dream to do all these important works too.

ACTING IS NEXT

I want to build up a solid career as model, who knows starring in huge campaigns, which is my main purpose and for what I'm working now.

As I've told before, when I turn back to Brazil I'll try a career as actor and who knows starring an American movie… (laugh)

GETTING COMFORTABLE

I like getting comfortable when I wear clothes from a famous brand or not.I really like the jeans from Diesel, D&G and Osklen (a Brazilian brand)and I wear tennis shoes from All Star every time (laugh). I think everybody use All Star… (laugh).

GREATEST NEEDS

God: He never fails and He loves me as I am.

Family: Cause they are my heaven.

Friends: You need someone to share your secrets.

Work: Everybody needs.

A great love: Everybody needs a great love to be completely happy.

    
POSITIVE, OF COURSE!

I'm absolutely optimist. I do believe that God reserves for us something better forward. He transforms rocks from our way in degrees so we can climb step by step, each time higher and so carry through our dreams. In each thing there is a purpose.

Positive, of course! I don't have any prejudice by the skin color or by the sexual option of each one, but I think it misses a lot for us to live in a better world. What we can fell and see with spiritual eyes is that doesn't exist evolved humanity.

Actually, we can observe that we get out from a perfect principle to a state each time more imperfect. This is human reality. My dream is easy: I want to fulfill in my job, build up a family, have two sons and have the possibility of making them really happy.

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS

Thanks to you and i enjoyed the interview...a message...keep following your dreams and never give up on them ...my future projects are as i told keep my career and became a great model.

Edilson Nascimento

A NOTE FROM EDWARD: My very special thanks to Elian Gallardo, agency director from Egmodel http://www.egmodel.com.br "Muito obrigado pela força e por ter me proporcionado esta grande oportunidade de entrevistar o Edilson.  Valeu. É do BRASIL SIL SIL!!!!"

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Michael Tammaro http://www.michaeltammaro.com/

Renato Filho  http://www.renatofilho.com.br/

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