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The actress, model and social entrepreneur, Domitila Barros, became known throughout Brazil with her participation in BBB 23, having been called to the group reality show . In this article, see 7 facts about the artist.

1. Born in 1984

At the age of 38, Domitila Barros de Oliveira Nascimento was born on June 27, 1984 in Recife, Pernambuco. In their neighborhood, the artist's parents founded the Boys and Girls Care Center (CAMM) to help at risk children, and Domitilas them taught them to read and write when a young man.

The name of the model and activist is inspired by Domitila Barrios de Chungara, Bolivian working leader who fought against the dictatorships of René Barrientos Ortuño and Hugo Banzer Suárez in the 1960s and 1970s.

2. represented Brazil at a UNESCO meeting

At the age of 15, Pernambuco was recognized by the United Nations Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) with the Millennium Dreamy Award, having been invited to represent Brazil at a meeting promoted by the United States.

3. Has a prominent academic life

Domitila Barros, as well as a model and actress, is an academic graduated in Social Work from the Catholic University of Pernambuco. At the age of 21, he became a master's degree in Political and Social Sciences at the Free University of Berlin, Germany, and defended his thesis in four languages.

“I got there without knowing how to speak German. All I had was a 15 -pound suitcase and some dreams. I got my face and was symbolized! ”She said in an interview.

4. She was an actress and model in Germany

Domitila began taking theater and dance classes with the other children in Camm with just 7 years. "This was very important to me, because in that reality I could, twice a week, be an actress, singer, scientist ... That's where I learned that it could be whatever I wanted," he said.

Thus, while studying abroad, Domitila started to work as an actress and model. She was discovered by an agency on the streets of Berlin, who invited her to participate in the soap opera Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten .

5. Created the Beach Brand Sheisfromethejungle

After college, Domitila created the sheisfromthejungle brand ("she's from the jungle". She explained the term telling people abroad considered her 'wild' compared to them. “And where I arrive, I speak, scream, run, damn, jump, I do a lot of things! But that's when I stood out of them. […] So they said I was 'the Jungle girl' (jungle). So I decided to use it to my advantage, ”he said.

To make the brand bikinis, she invited friends and other women in the community where she grew up, who were trained in sewing and crochet. They receive part of the profits and Domitila helps their community.

6. won the Miss Germany contest

Since 2006 living in the capital of Germany, Berlin, the model was elected Miss Germany 2022, a contest that had three phases and 159 competitors. Domitila signed up after learning that people of any color and age could participate, and that the focus of the event would be the achievements and not beauty. She said that when applying, she thought it would be the chance to bring visibility to the social projects she was doing.

7. Participated in BBB 23

After gaining worldwide fame with the crown of Miss Germany, the Pernambuco was invited to the Big Brother Brazil 23 cabin, and arrived at reality With a definite strategy: to be educated with everyone, do not form a couple and be physical and psychologically prepared for the tests.

This is how Domitila faced nine walls and won a leader race, but was eliminated on April 18 while running for the stay in the house with Larissa (39.35%) and Amanda (0.71%).