Marcelo Tas

Marcelo Tristão Athayde de Souza (born November 10, 1959), better known as Marcelo Tas, is a Brazilian director, writer, actor and television host. He is the current host of Torcedores.com for the coverage of the coming Soccer World Cup in Russia. Before that: children series "Ra-Tim-Bum" (TV Cultura- Brazil); "Ernesto Varela, the Reporter" (MTV Brasil, Gazeta, SBT, TV Record- Brazil); Telecurso (Globo TV/ Roberto Marinho Foundation); and the anchor for 7 years at the humor show CQC (Band). Tas is the creator and presenter of the YouTube channel DESCOMPLICADO, in a commercial and content partnership with the Udacity. Lecturer and professor at IBMEC São Paulo on the virtues, opportunities and side effects of the digital age.

• The (TV) Cultura lost his hand in an area that was the leader, tried to reinvent the wheel three times. The 'Rá-Tim-Bum', a project extremely daring and successful, was abandoned to turn the 'Castelo (Rá-Tim-Bum)', which was also very good. There had to stop. Instead of continuing, preferred to create 'Ilha Rá-Tim-Bum', which failed.
• In an interview with Quem criticizing the TV Cultura, the television station where he worked for several years. "Marcelo Tas critica a TV Cultura" (in Portuguese). Quem Online. December 27, 2009.
• In a news magazine Alfa, talks about his daughter being gay. Ronaldo Bressane (September 12, 2010). "Vote em mim" (in Portuguese). Alfa. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010.