BIO BY PEDRO STEPHAN
His jobs were marked by audacity and creativity and contributed to create the look in the Brazilian psychedelic movement called "tropicália". He mixed modism and styles from international pop, rock and freak into Brazilian urban folkloric popular culture with its indigenous and African influences, creating, therefore, um stylistic dialog between what was part of Brazilian culture with influences coming from abroad.
Sylvinho was part of the “tropicália” movement, creating an exuberant visual in the hair and heads of the most important models and pop stars in his time, specially in women as Betty Faria, Elke Maravilha, Ellis Regina, Marina Montini, Sandra Bréa, Yoná Magalhães, Zezé Motta among others. Many times, besides doing hair, Sylvinho also produced the clothes and make-up for people, combining all together.
He was born in Sao Paulo – his mother was Hungarian and his father descending from Italian immigrants. They were a poor family, but from the beginning Silvio revealed himself a virtuosi in the art of cutting hair in the small saloon where he used to work and had a good clientele. Soon he was discovered by Renata Fronzi, an actress that had a renowned saloon in Sao Paulo, attended by celebrities, and immediately he was the most required by the elegant people. He went to live in Rio de Janeiro, working in the most important beauty parlor of the 70`s, the famous "Jambert", located in the most chic, gypsy and famous neighborhood of that wonderful city: Ipanema.
In that time, “tropicália”, hippie movement and counterculture were at their climax and Ipanema was the place where interesting people used to live, where everything happened and the artists had a daring and provoking lifestyle. Sylvinho became friends with all this people e was a very popular person in the neighborhood. Soon he started to work in the most important magazines and TV productions.
However, Silvinho gained projection in media when the international model Veruska came to Brazil accompanied by the famous photographer Franco Rubartelli and choose him to create her visual. From that point on Sylvinho, which was a beautiful man and was always surrounded by famous actresses and models, became a celebrity e and all the social notices talked about him. He created a cosmetic line of products for hair and became rich and full of prestige.
He died from AIDS in '80S, when still didn’t exist all the resources and medicaments we have today against this virus.
( BIO IN PORTUGUESE HERE )
