The founder of the agency 40 Graus ModelsSergio Mattos died at 62 years last Wednesday (15). The businessman is one of those responsible for discovering names like Gisele Bundchen e Cauã Reymond.
The information was released on his company’s social media. “With deep regret, we inform you of the passing of our beloved, Sérgio Mattos”, published the modeling agency.
A farewell ceremony took place this Wednesday (16), at the Penitência Cemetery, in the Caju neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro.
Sérgio or “Serginho”, as he was called, was born in Bahia but raised in Rio de Janeiro. In 1988, he took on the public relations position at Elite Brasil, the country’s first modeling agency. There, he discovered names like Paulo Franco. Sérgio Mattos opened his own agency in Rio de Janeiro, 40 Graus Model,s, in 2004.
In his career, in addition to Reymond and Bündchen, he also discovered artists such as Ana Beatriz Barros.
