Fiorella Gelli Mattheis (born 10 February 1988
) is a Brazilian actress, model, television presenter
and entrepreneur founder and CEO of the startu
Gringa
Biography
Fiorella was born in
Petrópolis
Petrópolis (; ), also known as The Imperial City, is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of Brazil. It is located in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, northeast of the ci ...
,
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
. She is of Italian and German ancestry, both her paternal and maternal family name are from Northern Italy.
She is the daughter of
Andreas Mattheis
Andreas Mattheis (born May 24, 1954 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian retired automobile racing driver.
Personal life
Mattheis is father of, racing driver Rodolpho Mattheis, TV presenter Fiorella Mattheis, Alexandre Mattheis, and, ...
, a race car driver,
and Sandra Gelli Mattheis.
On July 20, 2013, she married
Flávio Canto
Flávio Vianna de Ulhôa Canto (born April 16, 1975 in Oxford, England) is a Brazilian judoka who competed in Men's 81 kg Judo.
He won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
He is founder and president of the Instituto Reação, and ...
;
they divorced in September 2014.
Career
Mattheis began her modeling career at the age of fourteen, after being a finalist of a competition held by the agency
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management (MM) refers to two independent chain modeling agencies that originated as one in Paris, France in 1972 with subsequent locations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London and Toronto. In 2004, the agencies in New York, Miami, ...
. Soon after she moved to
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
, and it was from there that her career as a model took off. From fifteen to seventeen, she lived in Japan, Hong Kong and some European countries. Her acting career started when she played Vivian in
Malhação
''Malhação'' (, ''Young Hearts'' in English) is a Brazilian soap-opera that aired on TV Globo from 4 March 1995 to 3 April 2020. The series is targeted at a teenage audience. Each season runs for about a year with cast members changing every ...
.
Mattheis does not consume
alcoholic beverage
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s.
While she stopped eating red meat and chicken for ideological reasons two years ago, she otherwise avoids stringent dietary restrictions. Instead, she relies on an intense exercise regimen that she began as a teenager: "I run five to seven kilometers three to four times a week. Sometimes on the treadmill, sometimes outdoors." Mattheis has two
personal trainer
A personal trainer is an individual who creates and delivers safe and effective exercise programs for apparently healthy individuals and groups, or those with medical clearance to exercise. They motivate clients by collaborating to set goals, p ...
s.
Mattheis attributes her successful career to achieving what could not be done with beauty alone through "hard work and dedication".
In early June 2015, Mattheis was honored as the godmother of the
non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
Ampara Animal in Rio de Janeiro for her activism in helping needy cats and dogs.
Later that month, Mattheis had her hair treated by burning with a lit candle. This technique increases the strength and body with which hair grows, and should only be employed by qualified professionals.
In July 2015, she posed in a bikini with fellow Vai Que Cola third-season actress Samantha Schmutz.
In August 2015, Mattheis posed in an advertisement for the clothing brand PG with actor and designer Paulo Gustavo. Gustavo described Mattheis as "the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."
Filmography
Television
Film
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Actresses from Petrópolis
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Brazilian television actresses
Brazilian film actresses
Brazilian female models
Brazilian models of German descent
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