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Hélia Rogério de Souza (born 10 March 1970 in São Paulo), nicknamed Fofão, is a retired Brazilian female volleyball player who competed for the her country's national team in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won a gold medal in 2008 and twice won a bronze medal in 1996 and 2000. She also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.
She's nicknamed Fofão because of her huge cheecks similar to a famous character of an 80's children's TV program in Brazil named " Fofão".
Fofão is a fictional character created by Rede Globo in the 1980s. He was played by the Brazilian actor and humorist Orival Pessini, which has the copyright of the character currently. The character's first appearance was in the morning children's television program Balão Mágico in 1983, as a supporting character to the children's musical group. However the character became very popular arriving to become one of the icons of Brazilian media during the 80s, mainly due to high sales of a plush toy based on the character. After the end of the original program in 1986, the character won a solo program in the same year broadcast by Rede Bandeirantes until 1989, called "TV Fofão" (with a return between 1994-1996). The last appearance of the character on television was in 1998 by the channel CNT Gazeta.
In 1989 the character starred in a theatrical movie titled " Fofão e a Nave sem Rumo". The character has also led to several other licensed products and sold numerous albums of children's songs during the 80s and 90s.