Luma de Oliveira
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Luma at the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro 2005
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| Born |
December 10, 1964 Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Spouse(s) | Eike Batista (m. 1991; div. 2004) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
Luma de Oliveira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlũmɐ dʑ o̞ɫiˈvejɾɐ], Cantagalo, Rio de Janeiro, December 10, 1964) is a former model, actress and Brazilian carnival queen. She was Madrinha da Bateria (Godmother of the Percussion, "Queen of the Drums") for a number of samba schools up until 2005, before returning to the role for the famous Portela school in 2009.
Luma was born in the hospital of Cantagalo, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Oliveira's mother, Maria Luiza, was of Amerindian descent and her father, Luis, was of German descent and worked for Leopoldina Railroad company. One of Oliveira's ancestors was Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff, Baron de Langsdorff. She is the youngest of six children; her oldest sister is popular actress Ísis de Oliveira, and her brother, Mem de Oliveira, wrote poetry.
Her name was created using the first two letters of her parent's names: LUis and MAria. She attended the Institute Gay-Lussac and played handball and volleyball, but her passion was cycling and running on the beach.
Oliveira began modeling at age 16, after the death of her father in 1980. She moved to Niterói and her brother Mem became her guardian, agent and manager. She worked in Japan, France and Germany, but her biggest success was in Brazil.
Luma de Oliveira promoted the Clarity line of cosmetics, marketed through FLX Consultancy and Franchising. She also appeared in commercials for Havaianas flip-flops and Danone yogurt, and on the cover of numerous Brazilian magazines: Fitness, Guys, Headline, Look, and Who's That Guy.
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