16 Celebrities Who Have Brazilian Roots And You Didn’t Know

When seeing Rodrigo Santoro or Wagner Moura acting in international films, every Brazilian is filled with pride. It is our country being represented in the eyes of the world through the seventh art. And, to the surprise of many, many actors have a little Brazilian blood running through their veins. As if that weren’t enough, some even speak Portuguese! And that’s exactly what we’re going to show you today!

O awesome.club brought together some internationally famous actors who are children of Brazilians and that few people are aware of. Come check!

Brazilian actress, born in Rio de Janeiro, but based in the United States. Her mother was English and her father was Brazilian with Spanish and Irish descent. She acted in films like There Was Once A Summer🇧🇷 Rio Lobo🇧🇷 The Reincarnation of Peter Proudbetween others.

The American actress was naturalized Brazilian. Daughter of an American businessman and a Brazilian stylist, she acted in Jurassic Park🇧🇷 The World of Jack and Rose🇧🇷 When a Stranger Calls🇧🇷 10,000 BC, The Price of Silence, Heroes and Game of Life🇧🇷 Camila speaks Portuguese perfectly.

The actor is the son of a British father and a Brazilian mother. For this reason, he possesses both nationalities. Acted in the saga Harry Potteron the Serie Sherlock and his most recent work was in the series How To Get Away With Murder🇧🇷 Two curiosities: he has lived in Salvador and speaks Portuguese (with a carioca accent!)

The model is the daughter of an American actor and a Brazilian graphic designer and the maternal granddaughter of Brazilian singer and music producer Eumir Deodato. She has done campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Brandy Melville, Topshop, French Connection, Tommy Hilfiger and Philip Plein. Recently, she gained even more fame after marrying Justin Bieber.

This actor, singer, songwriter, presenter, director, producer and former radio announcer is the son of a Mexican businessman and a former Brazilian singer and artist. He participated in television series such as The Most Beautiful Uglymovies like I Love Miamigave the voice to Papa Enrique Rivera, from the animation Live — Life is a Partyand participated in the American series Jane the Virgin🇧🇷

The Brazilian actress began her career in her homeland and became known for acting in the film City of God, in 2002. However, in 2006 she began her international career: she acted in Journey To The End Of The Night🇧🇷 I Am Legend, Blindness Essay, Elysium, between others. In addition, he starred in the series Queen of the South.

The actress and model was born in Recife and in 2008, she moved to the United States. At the age of 17, she was invited to walk the runway at Milan Fashion Week. Acted in the series Entourage (HBO)in the movie Trick of the Witchin Hallucinating Escapein seven soulsin Breaking at the Edge and Risk profession🇧🇷

The actor and model is the son of Brazilian parents. He has lived in Bournemouth, UK, Rio de Janeiro, Florianópolis, Boca Raton (USA) and Miami (USA). His first television appearance was in the American series Teen Wolf🇧🇷 In addition, he starred in the Netflix original series, 13 Reasons Why and in the movies XOXO and X-Men: New Mutants🇧🇷

The actress, daughter of Brazilian parents, moved to the United States at the age of seven. She became known for her role in the television series fireflyin the movie serenity and for his work on the drama series homeland🇧🇷 Acts in the series gotham and also participated in the movie Deadpool🇧🇷 He also made appearances in series such as The OC, The Mentalist and How I Met Your Mother.

The actress is the daughter of a Brazilian mother and her father is American. She was born in Seattle (USA) and at the age of two she moved to São Paulo. At 11, she went to California to pursue her acting career. She became known after her role in the series Cory at the White House🇧🇷 He made some appearances in the series Awaken Housewives and The Vampire Diaries🇧🇷 acted in the movie Mean Girls 2 as the main villain. She is currently doing the series Switched at Birth. Speaks fluently English, Portuguese and Spanish.

The Ribeirão Preto-born Brazilian actor moved to the UK with his family when he was just 4 years old. His first appearance was in the short film Awfully Deep🇧🇷 He was part of the cast of The worst job in the world🇧🇷 Currently, he plays a lord of a noble family in the cult series Game of Thrones.

The actress was born in São José dos Campos and moved to the United States at age 11. Her first job was the movie For Love or Country🇧🇷 He acted in series like CSI: Miami, Fallen, CSI: NY, Law & Order: Los Angeles, The Glades, Sons of Anarchy, The Mentalist, Scorpion. Currently, he works in the series “Here and Now”from HBO.

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