Brazilian telenovela star Rodrigo Simas is having a hot bisexual boy summer & no one wants it to end
By Editors · 7 comments· Updated on January 26, 2024
Rodrigo Simas has been mesmerizing TV audiences in his native Brazil for nearly 15 years and mesmerizing us all summer long with his glorious thirst traps!
The handsome actor made his professional debut in the telenovela Poder Paralelo in 2009 and has been steaming up screens ever since.
Over the years, the 31-year-old has been flaunting his gorgeous talents in a bevy of shows and telenovelas including Fina Estampa, Malhação, Além do Horizonte, the amazingly titled Boogie Oogie, and Novo Mundo, among others.
Those adorable puppy dog eyes are what soap opera dreams are made of.
Simas has also garnered acclaim for his athleticism having won season 2 of the diving competition series Saltibum and the ninth season of the Brazilian version of Dancing with the Stars called Dança dos Famosos in 2012.
In 2021, he returned to shake his booty for an all-stars version of Dança dos Famosos and just missed being crowned the winner.
Being one of Brazil’s hardest working soap stars, Simas made headlines across South American when he came out as bisexual earlier this year.
Up until then, his more than 6.7 million Instagram followers were under the impression he was heterosexual.
“I have never brought it up, but I am a bisexual man. It is a label, but I feel mature and calm to talk about it now,” Simas told the Brazilian publication Extra in March, according to the local outlet BolaVIP.
And while he’s been in a relationship with actress Agatha Moreira for nearly five years, Simas felt unburdened by being able to speak his truth.
“I have no problem talking about it. But it’s a taboo for people to have to label themselves, say what they are or aren’t. I’m a free guy,” he added. “I believe in freedom of choice, to be whatever we want. ”
Likewise, Moreira took no issue with Simas’ revelation as it was something she already knew about her boyfriend.
“I handled it superbly. Dating a friend is knowing what you’re buying. Afterwards, it’s no use complaining and wanting a refund,” she told the local outlet O Globo.
Since announcing he’s part of the LGBTQ+ community, Simas has seen his career continue to thrive.
He is currently headlining the TV series The Adventures of José and Durval, which is based on the biography of bestselling Brazilian country music duo Chitãozinho & Xororó.
Simas stars alongside his brother Felipe Simas to portray the Latin Grammy-winning artists, who are brothers in real life too.
While the series is currently playing on the Brazilian video on demand service Globoplay, international audiences may be able to get access should it get further distribution on Netflix or Amazon Prime.
For now, everyone can enjoy seeing more of Simas’ amazing body of work through his sizzling Instagram photos from his hot boy summer and beyond:
Out singer Christian Chavez is ready to bring it as RBD kicks off their ‘Soy Rebelde’ reunion world tour in Texas tonight.
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We are really at this weird place with queer-dom, where so many people are at once pushing “labels” but also pushing “be who you want to be”. I suppose it’s just a reflection of ego, sociology, identity politics, fluidity and the struggles people have with their “sexuality” and the gender, sexual, affection, romantic, emotion, commitment spectrum. A lot of contradictory, cliched language.
The dude has a long-term cis girlfriend and doesn’t seem to date guys, hasn’t even talked about hooking up with guys. So, while he may be inherently bisexual, he isn’t really “having a bisexual summer” based off what he’s presenting. Y’all don’t do this with bi/pan presenting men in homo relationships. So, please stop doing it with these guys in hetero relationships. We’re not gonna suddenly forget the dude has some queer dimensions because you don’t describe every aspect of his life as “bi” and he has a gf. The way this site uses “gay” and “bi” to describe people with queer dimensions just living their lives is beyond tacky and dated.
I see this self-labeling as a form of queer affirmation and a preemptive strike because in Simas’s case, he allegedly had secretly dated guys before, so if he’s saying he’s straight or not saying anything and that news gets out, he’s now let his fans know that his sexual dimensions span the spectrum and that this shouldn’t be a big deal. Affirming queerness is a big deal in the US, as we keep learning amid the hostility from right-wing anti-LGBTQ fanatics out there, but it’s an even bigger deal in Brazil, which just got through years under an extremely anti-LGBTQ administration and where queer and trans people face considerable discrimination, with trans people being murdered at higher rates than in the US. So being a man and openly affirming your bisexuality or pansexuality, even while dating a woman, may seem like a “reflection of ego, sociology, identity politics, fluidity,” etc., in cases like this I would argue it should be viewed in light of the society the person lives in and what the declaration does, not only for Simas himself, but for queer people across Brazilian society.
I have no issue with affirming queerness. I would however like to see the language evolve past this still rudimentary state of cliches. Also, I have less of an issue with him than I do with queer media. This site only wants to hype up “bi” when it’s centered on dudes in hetero relationships. It’s a very hetero-centric view of “bi”. While this site (like a lot of queer media) doesn’t want to accept that no matter your inherent dimensions, who you commit to is always gonna be what people see first and will have the most sociological and political impact. They seem to get that with gay relationships only. But when guys choose hetero commitment, it becomes all about promoting how “bi” they are. It comes off desperate and forced.
I am curious what is bi enough for Queerty to use the bi label? Does a someone need publicly and equally announce/promote their same sex and opposite sex relationships to earn the bisexual label?Just because someone is in opposite sex relationship for x period of time doesn’t erase their bisexuality any more than someone in a same sex relationship for x period time doesn’t erase their bisexuality. Bi erasure is real and it sucks.
I call myself bisexual because I acknowledge that I have in myself the potential to be attracted – romantically and/or sexually – to people of more than one gender, not necessarily at the same time, not necessarily in the same way, and not necessarily to the same degree.” Robyn Ochs definition of bisexuality, I think it’s a pretty good definition.
appears the writers strike is hitting home when Netflix or Prime are looking at Brazilian TV shows to fill their ever depleting offerings. Will be interesting to see if it works for other non English shows like it did with Squid Game or the Spanish, Swedish offerings.
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peluzo
I grew up in Rio and have a friend who dates him for a couple of years. He’s a pretty nice guy. I was surprised he came out though..
Donston
We are really at this weird place with queer-dom, where so many people are at once pushing “labels” but also pushing “be who you want to be”. I suppose it’s just a reflection of ego, sociology, identity politics, fluidity and the struggles people have with their “sexuality” and the gender, sexual, affection, romantic, emotion, commitment spectrum. A lot of contradictory, cliched language.
The dude has a long-term cis girlfriend and doesn’t seem to date guys, hasn’t even talked about hooking up with guys. So, while he may be inherently bisexual, he isn’t really “having a bisexual summer” based off what he’s presenting. Y’all don’t do this with bi/pan presenting men in homo relationships. So, please stop doing it with these guys in hetero relationships. We’re not gonna suddenly forget the dude has some queer dimensions because you don’t describe every aspect of his life as “bi” and he has a gf. The way this site uses “gay” and “bi” to describe people with queer dimensions just living their lives is beyond tacky and dated.
Kangol2
I see this self-labeling as a form of queer affirmation and a preemptive strike because in Simas’s case, he allegedly had secretly dated guys before, so if he’s saying he’s straight or not saying anything and that news gets out, he’s now let his fans know that his sexual dimensions span the spectrum and that this shouldn’t be a big deal. Affirming queerness is a big deal in the US, as we keep learning amid the hostility from right-wing anti-LGBTQ fanatics out there, but it’s an even bigger deal in Brazil, which just got through years under an extremely anti-LGBTQ administration and where queer and trans people face considerable discrimination, with trans people being murdered at higher rates than in the US. So being a man and openly affirming your bisexuality or pansexuality, even while dating a woman, may seem like a “reflection of ego, sociology, identity politics, fluidity,” etc., in cases like this I would argue it should be viewed in light of the society the person lives in and what the declaration does, not only for Simas himself, but for queer people across Brazilian society.
Donston
I have no issue with affirming queerness. I would however like to see the language evolve past this still rudimentary state of cliches. Also, I have less of an issue with him than I do with queer media. This site only wants to hype up “bi” when it’s centered on dudes in hetero relationships. It’s a very hetero-centric view of “bi”. While this site (like a lot of queer media) doesn’t want to accept that no matter your inherent dimensions, who you commit to is always gonna be what people see first and will have the most sociological and political impact. They seem to get that with gay relationships only. But when guys choose hetero commitment, it becomes all about promoting how “bi” they are. It comes off desperate and forced.
jthomasmpls
I am curious what is bi enough for Queerty to use the bi label? Does a someone need publicly and equally announce/promote their same sex and opposite sex relationships to earn the bisexual label?Just because someone is in opposite sex relationship for x period of time doesn’t erase their bisexuality any more than someone in a same sex relationship for x period time doesn’t erase their bisexuality. Bi erasure is real and it sucks.
I call myself bisexual because I acknowledge that I have in myself the potential to be attracted – romantically and/or sexually – to people of more than one gender, not necessarily at the same time, not necessarily in the same way, and not necessarily to the same degree.” Robyn Ochs definition of bisexuality, I think it’s a pretty good definition.
barryaksarben
he is almost as beautiful as the love of my life George Abeyta
nm4047
appears the writers strike is hitting home when Netflix or Prime are looking at Brazilian TV shows to fill their ever depleting offerings. Will be interesting to see if it works for other non English shows like it did with Squid Game or the Spanish, Swedish offerings.