He started his career at the age of 9 in 1982 when he participated in a milk commercial. As a child he was a model and presenter of the children's program ZYB Bom on
TV Bandeirantes. At 19, he integrated the
boyband Dominó, before graduating in radio and TV by the University of São Paulo. In 1996 he starred his first telenovela,
Antônio Alves, Taxista, on
SBT. In 2008, he moved to
RecordTV to present
Ídolos. However, before making his debut in the musical reality, he was called to quickly replace presenter
Márcio Garcia in
O Melhor do Brasil. Later in August he debuted as the presenter of
Ídolos. Rodrigo stayed in charge of the program for four seasons, being succeeded by
Marcos Mion in 2012. In 2012 Rodrigo presented the
Fazenda de Verão, also on RecordTV. In 2013, the presenter came to realize a dream; host a program on Sundays.
O Melhor do Brasil left Saturday nights for Sunday afternoons to cover up the hole left by
Gugu Liberato's program, which ended a week earlier than scheduled due to the Liberato's departure from Rede Record, and by program
Tudo é Possível, when its last broadcast happened in December 2012. The program ended up having its name changed to
Hora do Faro in 2014.
O Melhor do Brasil won Faro the
Troféu Imprensa for five consecutive years in the category "Best TV Presenter or Animator". On September 27, 2015, Rodrigo became the godfather of singer Felipe Araújo, brother of late
sertanejo universitário singer Cristiano Araújo. Rodrigo is an exclusive artist of RecordTV and his most recent contract lasted until 2017. == Personal life ==