| Amaro Neto | |
| Birth Name: | Amaro Rocha Nascimento Neto |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Years Active: | 2009–current |
| Known For: | Balanço Geral ES |
Amaro Rocha Nascimento Neto (Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, December 4, 1976) is a journalist, sportscaster, editor, television presenter, radio broadcaster and Brazilian politician. He worked in communications companies in Espírito Santo and outside the state.
In 2014, he was the state deputy elected with the highest number of state votes,[1] with 55,408 votes.[2]
Amaro disputed the second round of the 2016 municipal elections of Vitória, by Solidariedade (SDD), against Luciano Rezende, of PPS, the former mayor of the city. Amaro obtained 48.81% (91,034) of the votes, against 51.19% of his opponent in the second round.[3]
Since 2009, Amaro has presented the "Balanço Geral" program, on TV Vitória, an affiliate of RecordTV in Espírito Santo.[4] In 2012, he made a stop at Band Minas, in Belo Horizonte, where he presented the Brasil Urgente local. But in 2014, he returned to Espirito Santo to apply for the position of state deputy, where he was the most voted of the state. Some of his well-known television antics is singing funks while presentating a news report.[5]