The Most Beautiful Brazilian Women

“This is BRAZIL!” shouted Vin Diesel.  But really, it’s not the cool street gangsters and cars that I first thought about with those words.  It’s the music and the women.  Yup, the beautiful women of this beautiful country.

We have featured a lot of Brazilian beauties throughout the years and we thought a compilation would be a good listicle (plus more).  So here.  The most beautiful Brazilians in the world today.  We know there are a lot more so maybe you can help us out by writing their names in the comments section.

So let’s begin…

Aline Nakashima

Aline is a model best known for her two Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition covers.  She has modeled for every product imaginable, including clothing (ALDO), automobiles (Mercedes Benz), and tampons (Playtex).

Aline Nakashima

Aline Nakashima was born on June 3, 1982, and reared in São José dos Campos.  She got signed to a Brazilian agency at the age of 17.

Aline Nakashima

Camila Rodrigues

Camila is a film and television star best known for her depiction of Nefertari in The Ten Commandments.  She has also been in recurring roles on America and Forbidden Desire.  She has appeared in over 500 television shows during her career.

Camila Rodrigues

Camila Rodrigues was born on August 23, 1983 in São Paulo.  She made her on-screen debut in 2005 as Mari in America.  Some of her notable feature film credits include O Cavaleiro Didi e a Princesa Lili, A Garota Mais Estranha do Mundo, and O Último Virgem.

Camila Rodrigues

Camila Alves

Camila is a fashion model and accessories designer best known for her Muxo handbag collection.  In 2012, she was named the principal model for Macy’s international fashion collection.  She’s married to American actor Matthew McConaughey.

Camila Alves

Camila Alves was born January 28, 1982, in Itambacuri, Minas Gerais.  She moved to Los Angeles when she was 15 years old.  At the age of 19, Camila relocated to New York City to seek a career as a fashion model.

Camila Alves

Claudia Alende

Claudia is a model and TV hostess who finished second in the Miss BumBum Brazil event in 2014.  She has 9 million followers on her verified Instagram account, ‘claudiaalende’, where she posts modeling and cosplay photos.  She posts vlogs on her self-titled YouTube channel. Claudia also owns Blanc Media and founded Burger Babes.

Claudia Alende

Claudia Alende was born on October 9, 1997, in Francisco Beltrão, Paraná, and relocated to São Paulo at the age of 20.  As a child, she was labeled a “tomboy” because she had no desire to pursue a modeling career and instead spent her time playing video games.

Claudia Alende

Sofia Resing

Sofia is a sun-kissed swimwear and fashion model who has appeared in Sports Illustrated and GQ.  She has been signed by agencies all over the world and has grown to be extremely popular on Instagram.

Sofia Resing

Sofia Resing was born on September 25, 1991, in Porto Alegre. During a trip to Miami, she attended a Halloween party costumed as the Green Hornet and was seen by a New York agency.  This unexpected encounter sent her to the Big Apple, where she signed her first modeling contract in the United States.  Her modeling career began in 2013 with runway shows for designers such as Tracy Reese and Sally LaPointe.

Sofia Resing

Lais Ribeiro

Lais is well-known for her modeling work for Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Versace, and Gucci. She is also most recognized for her extensive runway work at the 2011 Sao Paulo Fashion Week.

Lais Ribeiro

She was born on October 5, 1990, in Teresina. Before becoming a model, Ribeiro was studying to be a nurse.  Lais Ribeiro has appeared in editorials for several worldwide editions of Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vogue, as well as GQ, Maxim, and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She also works for Victoria’s Secret and has been in numerous fashion shows, advertisements, and catalogs.

Lais Ribeiro

Gracie Carvalho

This Brazilian fashion model is best known as a Victoria’s Secret model.  She has been published in various journals and is presently represented by agencies in London, Milan, Paris, and New York.

Gracie Carvalho

Gracie Carvalho was born July 23, 1990, in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.  She was an avid sports fan growing up, and she began playing soccer at the age of eleven.  She never wanted to be a model and instead sought to be a biologist. Gracie Carvalho began modeling in 2007, at the age of 18, in Sao Paulo, after competing in a neighboring challenge.  Gracie debuted at Fashion Week in 2008 and has since appeared in Elle Brazil and Vogue Brazil.

Gracie Carvalho

Gizele Oliveira

Gizele is a popular model and Instagram star. She is also a blogger who operates the website ‘Gizele a Go-Go’, which covers lifestyle, beauty, fashion, and travel.  She is represented by both IMG New York and LA Models.  She was included in a Maxim article titled ’15 Brazilian Models You Need to Follow on Instagram’ in 2016.

Gizele Oliveira

Gizele Oliveira was born on May 7, 1993 in Brazil. She has had an interest in modeling since she was very little.  Later, she relocated to the United States to pursue her dream career.  Gizele’s modeling career began in 2014 when she signed with IMG Model Agency and walked for Dolce & Gabbana at their fashion week debut.

Gizele Oliveira

Juliana Salimeni

Juliana, aka Juju, is a fitness model, TV personality, and social media celebrity. She rose to prominence in 2008 as one of the Panicats, who worked as an assistant on the comedy show ‘Panic on TV.’  She quickly became popular throughout Brazil and was promoted to the lead presenter of a show called ‘Panic Delivery.’  She then began appearing on the covers of many popular magazines, including Playboy.

Juliana Salimeni

Juliana Juju Salimeni was born September 24, 1986, in São Paulo.  She graduated from ‘Fátima Toledo School’ with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.  Juliana’s ascent to popularity started in 2008. She immediately gained popularity in Brazil and began appearing on the covers of numerous famous magazines.  After being crowned the “Sexiest Woman in the World” by ‘VIP’ magazine in 2010, Juju collaborated with a variety of fitness brands from across the world.

Juliana Salimeni

Fernanda D’Avila

Fernanda is a fitness model and dancer well-known for her appearances on Domingão do Faustão.  She is also a Shredz ambassador and a social media expert, with over 1.1 million Instagram followers.  As an active television personality, she has also collaborated with businesses like Pantene haircare.

Fernanda D’Avila

Fernanda D’Avila was born on August 23, 1985, in Rio de Janeiro.  She was bullied as a child for being overweight, which inspired her to begin training weights to build a toned figure.  Fernanda had made significant progress and achieved an attractive physique by 2007 when she was 20 years old.  A few years later, she became a dancer for a popular Brazilian television show, where she achieved national notoriety.

Fernanda D’Avila

Emanuela de Paula

Emanuela is a fashion model best known for her work as a spokeswoman for the UK shop Next.  She has been the face of UK retailer Next for the last two seasons and appears in the 2009 Pirelli Calendar.

Emanuela de Paula

Emanuela de Paula was born on April 25, 1989, in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil, to a white mother and an Afro-Brazilian father.  Yes, she is of mixed African, Dutch, and Native Brazilian origin. Emanuela first became interested in modeling at the age of nine and promptly booked a grocery advertisement.  By the age of 15, she was visiting modeling agencies for screenings.  Her debut season in New York City in 2005 included runway work for Ralph Lauren, Bill Blass, and Zac Posen, as well as a piece for W photographed by Michael Thompson.

Emanuela de Paula

Izabel Goulart

Izabel Goulart has modeled for numerous high-end labels, including Chanel, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, and Dolce & Gabbana.  Her most prominent job was as the face of A/X Armani Exchange, where she appeared in three seasonal print advertisements.

Izabel Goulart

When she was 14, while grocery shopping with her mother, a hairdresser suggested she attempt modeling.  So she moved to the state capital and did exactly that.  She soon relocated to France to pursue her own profession.  At 17, she returned to Brazil and was introduced to the Brazilian fashion scene by Ney Alves, the director of Major Models Brazil.

Izabel Goulart

Natalia Guimaraes

Natalia is an actress, TV host, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Brasil in 2007.  She then competed in Miss Universe 2007 where she eventually finished as 1st Runner-Up.  She also won the 2006 Top Model of the World International Pageant but gave up the title due to her participation in Miss Universe 2007 and her runner-up from the Philippines assumed the title.

Natalia Guimaraes

Natália Aparecida Guimarães was born on December 25, 1984 in Juiz de Fora.  She began her modeling career at 15 years old and previously worked for Ford Models.

Natalia Guimaraes

Fernanda Machado

Fernanda is a movie, television, and theater actress. She was born in the south of Brazil and began her theatrical career at the age of 14. She left her birthplace at age 17 to join a performing arts college and was immediately invited to audition for her first soap opera on TV Globo.

Fernanda Machado

Fernanda Machado is most recognized for her portrayal of Maria in the movie Tropa de Elite.

Fernanda Machado

Isis Valverde

Isis is a model, actress, and soap opera star best known for her performances in Beleza Pura (2008), Ti Ti Ti (2010), and Avenida Brasil (2012).  Her first big part came in 2006 when she played the mysterious Ana Veil Sinha in the novel Girl. Two years later (2008), she portrayed Rakelli in Pure Beauty.

Isis Valverde

Isis Nable Valverde was born February 17, 1987, in Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais.  She traveled to Belo Horizonte to school when she was 15 and appeared in several advertisements when she was 16.  She traveled to Rio de Janeiro at the age of 18 to study theatre.

Isis Valverde

Fernanda Tavares

Fernanda is a model known for her work with Victoria’s Secret and Sports Illustrated.  She is represented by leading modeling agencies throughout the world.

Fernanda Tavares

Fernanda Tavares was born on September 22, 1980, in Natal, a northern Brazilian town.  She grew up swimming and surfing.  She was also incredibly gorgeous at the time, and others suggested she seek a career in fashion. Fernanda began modeling at the age of nine, competing in local shows, and at 13, she won the “Elite Look of the Year” category.  A year later, agents invited her to São Paulo to seek a professional modeling career.

Fernanda Tavares

Raica Oliveira

Raica is a well-known high-fashion model who has worked with a number of leading companies.  She has also been featured in Elle, Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Mademoiselle, and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Raica Oliveira

Raica Oliveira was born on January 22, 1984 in Niterói.  Raica has been interested in modeling since she was ten years old.  Sergio Mattos, the same agent who discovered Gisele Bundchen, discovered her as well. Raica (pronounced Hi-KA) was dubbed “The sensation” at fall fashion shows in Paris and Milan after finishing second in the Elite Model Look International Final.

Raica Oliveira

Isabeli Fontana

Isabeli is a Brazilian supermodel best known for her appearances in the Pirelli calendar, the 2003 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and the Victoria’s Secret catalogs in 1999.

Isabeli Fontana

Isabeli Bergossi Fontana was born on July 4, 1983, in Curitiba, Paraná.  She is of Italian heritage.  She was one of the finalists in the ‘1996 Elite Model Look’ when she was 13, and the following year she relocated to Milan, Italy to pursue a modeling career (at the age of 14).  In February 2012, she ranked 11th on Forbes’ list of the world’s 15 highest-paid models.

Isabeli Fontana

Taís Araújo

Taís is a fashion model, actor, and television host.  She is known for her roles in Sparkling Girls (2012), Xica da Silva (1996), and Shades of Sin (2004).

Taís Araújo

Taís Araújo was born November 25, 1978, in Rio de Janeiro. She’s of African, Austrian, and Portuguese origin.  Her first major television performance came in 1996, as the protagonist in Walcyr Carrasco’s Brazilian telenovela Xica da Silva, which broadcast on Rede Manchete.

Taís Araújo

Gisele Bündchen

Gisele Bundchen needs no introduction, at least among fashion enthusiasts.  This woman is regarded as one of the world’s highest-paid models, with significant profits from over 20 fashion and personal care brands she supports, as well as her own fashion line.

Gisele Bündchen

This tall-legged beauty with navy-blue eyes and honey-colored hair rocketed to international prominence after winning a record-breaking contract with the American lingerie boutique Victoria’s Secret, which helped the company develop from an average bra brand to a global lingerie powerhouse.  Her appearances in international fashion publications and magazines, as well as her regular catwalks at fashion shows, cemented her status as the most in-demand supermodel.  This first-ever model millionaire is regarded as Brazil’s most popular fashion export, having appeared on Forbes’ list of ‘top-earning models’ for eight years in a row.

Gisele Bündchen

Alessandra Ambrosio

Alessandra Corine Maria Ambrósio was born April 11, 1981, in Erechim, Brazil.  Her path to supermodeldom began young when she was found by an Elite Model Management scout at the age of 15. Her innate beauty and promise were quickly apparent, prompting her to win the 1995 Elite Model Look competition in Brazil, a watershed moment that catapulted her to international recognition.

Alessandra Ambrosio

Alessandra Ambrosio has appeared on the covers of prominent magazines such as Vogue, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar, further cementing her image as a fashion icon. Furthermore, her acting career has led to cameo appearances in television shows and films, demonstrating her ability to shift from runway to screen.

Alessandra Ambrosio

Adriana Lima

Adriana Francesca Lima is a supermodel and actress best known as the Victoria’s Secret Angel.  This super hot woman’s modeling career began in elementary school, which served as a springboard for her future success.  She also served as a spokeswoman for Maybelline cosmetics from 2003 to 2009, and she appeared in the company’s inaugural calendar.

Adriana Lima

Adriana Lima is well-known for her philanthropic endeavors, having supported a variety of charitable groups throughout the years.  She has walked more Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows than anybody else in history. Adriana ranked fourth on Forbes’ list of the highest-paid models in 2012, earning an estimated $7.3 million in a single year.

Adriana Lima

Raquel Zimmermann

Raquel is a Vogue (37 covers) beauty who has appeared on many other covers, including Elle and Marie Claire. In addition, Paris Vogue named her one of the world’s top thirty models.

Raquel Zimmermann

Raquel Zimmermann was spotted by a scouting agency in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at the age of 14, and traveled to Japan before moving on to Paris.  She went to modeling school in 1995, but then moved to Japan.

Raquel Zimmermann

And we’ll go back to Southeast Asia for our next listicle!