After undergoing a kidney transplant, Cláudio Cinti spoke with Fabia Oliveira Column about the most delicate and transformative moment of his life. The actor remembers the early morning he received the call that would change everything and describes the mix of fear, hope and emotion upon learning there was a compatible organ. “I felt my body shaking at that moment, an emotion that didn’t sit well with me,” he said.
The impact of the experience goes beyond surgery. Cláudio says his relationship with time, with his body and with his own life has taken on new contours after facing serious sepsis and, now, the transplant. “I started to value things that until then could go unnoticed, like contemplating nature,” he says, highlighting a profound change in perspective.
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In the column interview he also reinforces the importance of organ donation and confidence in the Brazilian transplant system. “Believe in the transplant system, which is serious in Brazil, and encourage people to become donors. I am living proof of that,” he said.
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For Cláudio Cinti, the word that defines this moment is clear and direct: “Renaissance”. In recovery, exceeding medical expectations and already planning for the future, the actor talks about professional projects, the desire to return to work and expectations for 2026: “In the personal field, above all, good health. In the professional field, a lot of work”, he summarized.
Read the full interview with Cláudio Cinti:
How did you find out you had a compatible kidney?
It was a phone call on Thursday 12/11 around 11 p.m., asking me to be at the hospital at 7 a.m. with all the exams and documents, because there was a compatible team and there was a possibility of a transplant since two patients were selected and I was the second option. I felt my body tremble at that moment, an emotion that didn’t sit well with me.
What was going through your mind when you entered the operating room?
Already in the operating room, after learning that both donor kidneys had arrived and were finally going to be transplanted to me, I felt a sense of rebirth, with me there being prepared for the operation and next to the organ that in a few minutes would be working inside me, an incredible feeling.
How has this experience transformed your relationship with your body, with time and with life itself?
It has completely transformed me, since last year I had sepsis and was intubated and almost died, the way I approach life has changed. I began to value things that until then could go unnoticed, like contemplating nature for example, taking better care of myself and paying more attention to my environment.
What would you say today to anyone waiting for an organ transplant?
In fact, it’s not a queue, it’s a list, because it is independent of order of arrival but of compatibility. So, I would say that we have to have confidence, believe in the transplant system, which is serious in Brazil, and encourage people to become donors, I am living proof of that.
After having this experience, how do you see the importance of organ donation in Brazil?
I look at the situation as I always have, believing and trusting in the organ harvesting and transplantation system, with the utmost seriousness.
How is the process of recovery and adaptation to the new routine after the transplant?
I am recovering very well, exceeding the doctors’ expectations, healing smoothly, urinating again with a normal amount, without undergoing hemodialysis and with the prospect of an upcoming discharge, having to continue to rest at home.
You have requested financial assistance to support yourself during the coming months when you will not be able to work. How can people help you?
As you know, my main profession is that of an actor, where at the moment I do not have a fixed contract, and as plan B I have a taxi that I have been driving myself for 16 years. In both roles, I am currently working as a freelancer and need to rest for at least the next two to three months. I will once again find myself without a source of income, which is why my friends and relatives are leading a campaign to raise funds so that I can survive until I can return to work, whether that be working in art or driving a taxi.
Anyone who wants and can help can create a Pix for me directly at Bradesco, CPF 842.368.417-20, in my name, Claudio Vidal Cinti.
What professional projects are you already planning for this new cycle?
I really want to participate in new projects, whether on television, theater, cinema… I will return soon with the theater, dance and music workshops of the Retiro em Movimento project, at Retiro dos Artistas, as well as resuming work with the taxi.
What do you expect from 2026, both personally and professionally?
On a personal level, above all, good health. In the professional field, many jobs.
What are your biggest desires and goals for the years to come?
My greatest desire is to keep my health up to date and my goal is to return to the workforce with everything possible.
Do you now feel more selective or more open to new challenges?
Always open to new job opportunities and facing new challenges.
If you could sum up this moment in your life in one word or one feeling, what would it be?
Renaissance.
What message would you like to leave to the public who have followed your journey and supported your recovery?
I just have a lot to thank everyone who has been there since the beginning, even if sometimes from afar, to encourage me and help me in every way. I received more than 500 messages a day, from all over Brazil. Much gratitude!
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