Viviane dos Santos Araújo (March 25, 1975 in

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) is a Brazilian photographic model,

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and

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personality.

Career

Araújo is best known for being the '' rainha de bateria'' of

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s ''Mancha Verde'' in

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and ''

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'' in Rio, and the winner of the fifth season of the Brazilian version of '' The Farm''.

Corte of the drums section

Filmography

A Fazenda 5

On May 28, 2012, Viviane Araújo was officially announced by host Britto Junior as one of the sixteen celebrity contestants on the fifth season of ''A Fazenda'', the Brazilian version of reality series '' The Farm'', which aired on

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. On August 29, 2012, after 93 days, she was crowned the winner of the season, beating actor Felipe Folgosi and drag queen Leo Aquila in the final vote, taking home the R$2 million prize.

Personal life

Araújo married

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singer (Marcelo Pires Vieira) in 1998. However, after nine years, the couple announced their separation in 2007.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Araujo, Viviane 1975 births Living people Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian female models Models from Rio de Janeiro (city) A Fazenda winners Dança dos Famosos winners