Бразилиялық модель Райка Оливейраның өмірі мен мансабы

Brazilian model

Raica Oliveira (born 22 January 1984) is a Brazilian model known for her work with numerous companies, including Emanuel Ungaro, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Yves Saint Laurent, Vogue, Chanel, Lancôme, Victoria's Secret, Pepe Jeans, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, JLO, H&M, Elle, Marie Claire, TNG, Ann Taylor and XOXO. As of 2008, she has been working as a fashion reporter for Jornal Record.

Oliveira was born in Niterói, Brazil, the youngest of three children. She has two brothers: Givago (an economist) and Pablo (a lawyer). She graduated from the Sao Vicente de Paula school in Niteroi. Before becoming a model, she practiced bodyboarding. She dreamed of becoming a model since she was ten years old. Oliveira was discovered by the same agent who discovered Gisele Bündchen, Sergio Mattos. In 1999, Oliveira entered the Elite Model Look contest in Brazil and beat 30,000 girls for the top prize. She was sent to Nice, France, for the final international competition, where she placed second. Soon thereafter, she moved to New York with her mother Conceição de Oliveira to try to build her career.

Since 2008, Oliveira has been working as a reporter in Paris and New York for the Portuguese Jornal Record. She was going to be the presenter of Fórum Desenvolvimento Sustentável 2008 but was unable to do so because of her modeling work.

Oliveira is a vegetarian and she has stated she has been one her whole life and does not feel the urge to eat animal meat. Oliveira speaks Portuguese, English, French, Spanish and Italian. She loves animals. She has eight dogs in her home town. Oliveira has six tattoos and plans to study philosophy at university when she retires.

Oliveira is a part of the Arte Solidaria foundation. Oliveira is pledged in beneficent causes. Her photograph is in a book in calendar format that the Hope House has launched in 2008. Her income from this is slated for an institution that helps children with cancer.