Renzo Machado de Alencar

Renzo Machado de Alencar is a major character in TV Globo's telenovela Salve-se Quem Puder.

He is portrayed by Rafael Cardoso, who also portrayed Felipe, in Além do Tempo, Vicente, in Império and Rodrigo, in A Vida da Gente.

Renzo was raised by his aunt Dominique, a corrupt lawyer and one of the main antagonists in the telenovela, with the help of his grandmother, Lucia, Dominique's mother, who made herself a maid at her daughter's house due a deal she did with her in order to stay close to her grandson. Despite his villain or thug status, Renzo proved to be not an actual antagonist or villain, like Dominique, with several heroic deeds during the telenovela. He is actually an Robin Wood-like anti-hero, that uses of questionable means to do good to others, but he really does not do nothing for egotist reasons and much of his criminality is due Dominique, can say he wouldn't be a criminal, or even an anti-hero, if he wasn't with her. He has a special affection to Lucia, more than he has to Dominique.

He ended up falling in love to Alexia Máximo, a major pierce in his redemption.