[1] He graduated in Law and Journalism from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and began his career in radio in 1970.
[2] Renato began his career in theater, participating in amateur groups and acting in productions such as The Tempest by William Shakespeare and The Terrible Children and Antigone.
[3] He was an international correspondent based in New York who covered elections, political and economic negotiations, agreements, and wars in Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and the Persian Gulf.
In addition to being a wine critic for the newspaper O Globo and Rádio CBN, he is the author of the series Reserva Especial, produced by the GNT channel.
He presented the program Menu Confiança with the French chef Claude Troisgros, based in Brazil, where he pairs wines and recipes.
In 2009, Renato had to undergo last-minute bypass surgery, which left him away from Bom Dia Brasil for over a month, and he was replaced by journalist Márcio Gomes.
In January 2011, after his vacation, Renato returned to host Bom Dia Brasil, only accumulating the presenter role, giving way to Miguel Athayde as editor-in-chief of the news program.