You were Brazil’s national champ, won the Arnold Classic South America, and finished eighth in your first Olympia. What are you most proud of so far?At each show, I can see my body, discipline, and commitment improving, but my focus since I started was always Olympia, Olympia, Olympia. It was definitely the most competitive show I’ve done, a lot of good girls. So
I would say being in the top 10 there.Being Brazilian, does wearing a bikini just come naturally to you?
Yeah, it is normal. We go to the pool and the beach pretty often, so
competing in a bikini, that’s no
problem at all. You’re from Minas Gerais in the southeastern part of Brazil.
Besides it being your home state, what’s the No. 1 reason to visit?We have amazing food! My
SOUTH AMERICAN HUSTLEBrazilian bikini star favourite dishes are pão de queijo, which is like a cheese bread, and feijão tropeiro, which is beans mixed withRAPHA MILAGRES
opens up about cheese bread, West Coast hoops, and why you shouldn’t even try sliding into her DMs.
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