Adriana Lima
Adriana Lima was born in Salvador Brazil. She rose to stardom after she won a competition being hosted in Brazil by Ford models. After she came in second place in a different competition by Ford models expanded throughout the whole world, she moved to New York City and signed with a modeling agency. Her runway debut was during New York fashion week in 1997. In 2000, when she was seventeen years old Lima became a victoria’s secret model aka angel. She went on to become the brand’s longest running angel and the second highest paid model in the world every year since 2014. Through her long-lasting career she modeled for many luxurious brands, was on many magazine covers, and was even in movies, TV shows, and music videos. Though she walked her last victorias secret runway in 2018 after doing 18 catwalks for the brand, she made an unexpected return at the 2024 victoria’s secret fashion show.
Superbowl
Her 2008 solo Super Bowl commercial was the most-seen ad of the game with 103.7 million viewers.
Beauty AND Brains
Adriana Lima speaks 4 languages and had plans to become a pediatrician before her modeling career.
Pelé
Pelé was a soccer legend who inspired millions of people around the world. He was born in 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil. His birth name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, but he is widely known as Pelé. He was a professional soccer player for the Brazilian national team and played as a forward. His professional debut came when he was 15 with Santos, a Brazillian soccer club. A year later, Pelé joined the Brazillian national team. He has many accomplishments, including setting a Guinness world record with his 1,279 goals in 1,363 games. Pelé has earned many honors, including Athlete of the Century in 1999 and World Player of the Century the next year. Awards aside, Pelé was an incredible soccer player, leaving no doubt about his talent. In the span of his career, he won 3 FIFA World Cups. He finally retired in 1977 and passed away in 2022, but not before playing his way into fans’ hearts.
Vitoria bueno
Vitoria Bueno is a young brazilian dancer born in Santa Rita Do Sapucai on March 22, 2005. Her standing ovation on America’s got Talent drew attention to her passion and skill for the art of dance. Many people were surprised to see that she was born without arms. She fell in love with dancing after she took her first class at 5 years old and never let anything or anyone stop her. She is a role model and an inspiration to millions of dancers and disabled people around the world.
Neymar Jr.
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior was born on February 5 1992 in Mogi Das Cruzes. He is a current professional soccer player and one of the best of his time. Neymar went pro in 2009 with the club Santos, where he helped them win their first Copa Libertadores in 50 years. In 2013, he joined Barcelona, where he had great success. However, he felt like he wasn’t reaching his highest potential due to being in the shadows of some fellow teammates. Because of this, he made a very costly transfer to PSG in 2017, making him the most expensive player ever. After a career full of victory, awards, trophies, and achievements, Neymar decided to return to his original club, Santos who he is currently playing for.
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