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Romildo Ribeiro Soares
Brazilian evangelical
Romildo Ribeiro Soares (born December 6, 1947) is a Brazilian televangelist, missionary, author, singer, businessman, and composer. He became a televangelist and supporter of faith healing in the late 1960s, after reading a book by T. L. Osborn.2
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Born Dec 6, 1947.1
About
Related through marriage to another Brazilian preacher, Edir Macedo, he founded the International Church of God's Grace in 1980. This church is among the largest Pentecostal denominations in Brazil.
R. R. Soares averages about 100 hours on Brazilian television each week.
From Wikipedia’s article on Romildo Ribeiro Soares, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Graça FilmesFounder8
- TV PrimaveraFounder9
Early life and education
In April 1964 Soares moved to Rio de Janeiro with his family and lived with his uncle Aderbal in São Gonçalo. Soares began his ministry in 1968.
From Wikipedia’s article on Romildo Ribeiro Soares (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: pastor.5
- Date not recordedFounded RIT Dourados3
- Date not recordedFounded TV Primavera4
Soares is the owner of the Graça Artes Gráficas and Editora Ltda, the gospel record label Graça Music, Grace Editorial (editor), and Graça Filmes (movie distributor). The RIT TV, Nossa Radio, and Nossa TV belong to the International Church of God's Grace.
Soares's net worth was estimated by Forbes at $125m in 2013. His other media interests include radio, publishing and music. He is considered a preacher of the prosperity gospel.
From Wikipedia’s article on Romildo Ribeiro Soares (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
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- 2WikipediaRomildo Ribeiro Soares on Wikipedia
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- 8WikidataGraça Filmes, Founder
- 9WikidataTV Primavera, Founder
- 10Wikimedia CommonsRomildo Ribeiro Soares photo by Michel Temer, CC BY 2.0