Sasha Meneghel Szafir Figueiredo (born 28 July 1998) is a Brazilian model.

Biography

Meneghel was born in

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. She is the only child of TV host, singer and businesswoman Xuxa Meneghel and Luciano Szafir. She grew up in the spotlight, having her first minutes of life displayed by

Rede Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV statio ...

's prime time

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''. Her birth became the most documented in the history of Brazil, according to magazine

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. Meneghel appeared in programs presented by her mother including ''

Xuxa só para Baixinhos ''Xuxa só para Baixinhos'' ( English: Xuxa Only for Little Ones)'','' often abbreviated to ''XSPB'', is an audiovisual series on CDs, DVDs, VHS and Blu-ray released by singer Brazilian television presenter Xuxa Meneghel. Currently, the seri ...

''. In 2009 she starred in her first feature film in '' Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha'', directed by Tizuka Yamasaki. Meneghel was a

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player for the team of

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. In 2011, she was invited by CBV ( Brazilian Volleyball Confederation) for a period of training with the Brazilian national team Sub-19.

Personal life

In 2016, Meneghel finished high school at the American School of Rio de Janeiro, and then moved to New York and began studying at the

Parsons School of Design Parsons School of Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is a private art and design college located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhatt ...

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* 1998 births Living people People from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian people of Jewish descent Brazilian people of Lebanese descent Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian people of Polish descent Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian people of Swiss descent Brazilian female models Brazilian film actresses Brazilian women's volleyball players Parsons School of Design alumni {{Brazil-model-stub