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Lima in 2010, Anton Oparin / Shutterstock.com
Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Date of Birth: 12 June, 1981
Ethnicity: Brazilian [Portuguese, including Azorean, some Indigenous, Swiss, African, and Japanese]
Adriana Lima is a Brazilian model and actress. She was a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 1999 to 2018. She has also worked for Maybelline cosmetics, clothing brand Desigual, the Beachwear collection of Italian brand Calzedonia, the ready-to-wear collection of Italian brand Sportmax, IWC, Puma, and Chopard. She has been the world’s second highest-paid model. She is 5′10″.
Adriana is the daughter of Maria das Graças Lima, a social worker, and Nelson Torres, a carpenter. She was raised in Castelo Branco, Salvador, by her mother. She speaks Portuguese, English, Italian, and Spanish. A picture of Adriana’s father can be seen here . A picture of Adriana’s mother can be seen here .
She stated on Fashion television that she is of Swiss, African, and Indigenous heritage. She has also said :
I’m [an] Afro-Brazilian… and my family [is also] mixed with Japanese, Black… and West Indian.
I’m [an] Afro-Brazilian… and my family [is also] mixed with Japanese, Black… and West Indian.
Her surname, Lima, is Portuguese. Brazil has a large Japanese community, established there since the early 1900s. Some sites say that Adriana also has French ancestry.
Adriana has two children with her former husband, Serbian professional basketball player Marko Jarić ; and a son with her partner, film producer Andre Lemmers.
A DNA test that Adriana appeared to post on her Instagram stated that her genetic ancestry includes:
*63.5% European ——–*30.6% Spanish & Portuguese ——–*24.8% Broadly Southern European ——–*2.9% Broadly European ——–*2.2% Broadly Northwestern European ——–*1.8% British & Irish ——–*0.6% Italian ——–*0.5% Ashkenazi Jewish ——–*0.1% Greek & Balkan
*63.5% European ——–*30.6% Spanish & Portuguese ——–*24.8% Broadly Southern European ——–*2.9% Broadly European ——–*2.2% Broadly Northwestern European ——–*1.8% British & Irish ——–*0.6% Italian ——–*0.5% Ashkenazi Jewish ——–*0.1% Greek & Balkan
Adriana’s paternal grandfather was Alcides Manoel Torres (the son of Aurélio Figueira Chambon Torres and Firmina Francisca de Sá Neves). Alcides was born in Bahia. Aurélio was born in Faial, Açores, the son of an Azorean father and a Swiss-French mother. Firmina was born in Bahia, and was an eslaved mixed-race woman.
Adriana’s paternal grandmother was Maria Anatólia Gonçalves (the daughter of Carlos Domingo Gonçalves and Zilda Espectro). Carlos was born in Pernambuco. Zilda was born in Recife, Pernambuco, and was possibly of Portuguese descent.
Adriana’s maternal grandfather was named Bertoldo Fontes Lima.
Adriana’s maternal grandmother was Julia Maria de Jesus dos Santos Lima (the daughter of Manoel José Jesus dos Santos and Paulina Maria de Jesus). Julia was born in Ipiaú, Bahia, Brazil.
Source: https://www.correio24horas.com.br