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Luiza Brunet

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Luiza marks her 25th Carnaval in 2009 as the Queen of the Drums for Imperatriz Leopoldinense. She had retired in 2005 but her triumphant return in 2008 stirred pleasant Carnaval memories for others and now one of the most famous Queen of the Drums, Luma, has come out of retirement to parade at the front of 400 Portela percussions in 2009 Carnaval and create plenty of comparisons in the media.

Born to humble beginnings amidst the grand natural surrounding of the Pantanal, on May 24, 1962. One of 6 children born to Luiz da Silva, a farmer from the northeastern state of Ceará, and Alzira Botelho da Silva, a homemaker from Rio de Janeiro

Luiza Brunet has became famous at the beginning of the 80s, as a model. She posed naked for several exclusive male magazines including He and She and Playboy ( May of 1983, December 1984 and May 1986 ).

Luiza Brunet was the Queen of the drums for Portela until 1993. Since 1994, she has been welcomed as godmother of Imperatriz Leopoldinense which was fortunate to participate in five titles: 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2001. She did not participate in the Sambodromo Carnaval from 2005-2007 but returned to

When she was 8 years old, she moved with her family to Rio, where she lived in the suburb of Inhaúma. She had trouble adjusting to city life and had to leave school early at 12 to help the family get by. Her beauty attracted unwelcome attention among employers and she married her first husband at 16, Gumercindo Brunet. The marriage became difficult as Luiza's career took off and ended after 7 years.

But in 1984, Luiza met Argentinean antique dealer Armando Fernandez, with whom she is still married. On June 6, 1988, she had her first daughter, Yasmin. .

She has been married since 1985 to the older Fernandez however as of this appearance the couple is separated. They have two children, Yasmin, born in 1988 and Anthony in 1997. Luiza Brunet has been a spokesperson for campaigns promoting the prevention of breast cancer and breastfeeding and is considered a successful businesswoman as well as a great beauty.

"Why in the TOP 20 Brazilian Brunettes List? Luiza Brunet has fascinating eyes, long proportional legs and a seductive personality. Her enticing dark hair looks the same since her teen years. If this ranking was made a few years ago, Luiza Brunet would be definitely in our top position.
---Andre Skowronski writing about Top Brazilian Muses for belavista-rio.com

Luiza's favorite place in Brazil is the famous resort Búzios, popular with many other celebrities as well. Her oldest daughter, Yasmin Brunet, is also a successful model.

The actual title is "madrina de batería" or godmother of the drum orchestra but Queen of the Drums has become the more popular title in English

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"Brazil is coming of age. A country where youth and beauty have long since been the twin pillars of popular culture is grappling with a new reality: that women of a certain age can be the most beautiful of all.

"As the country prepares for next month’s Carnival, eyebrows have been raised and heads turned by two of Rio’s most famous samba schools, which have elected women in their mid40s as carnival queen. They have entered the preserve hitherto reserved for the most beautiful young celebrities" ---Dom Phillips in São Paulo 13JAN-2009 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5505178.ece

The Times of London reports that "as a model, actress and former Playboy cover girl, Luma de Oliveira certainly fit the mold. It was her age, 44, that did not. And neither did that of Luiza Brunet, 46, who will be queen for [the] Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba troupe."

All the same, the two women will join the parading next month. The chosen queens are tasked with dancing in front of about 400 drummers during the procession, wearing little more than high heels, a bikini and a giant headdress. Deborah Bonello in Mexico City for LA Times

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playboy_magazine_(Brazilian_issue)

http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Yasmin_Brunet
Yasmin Brunet, like her mom, is also a successful model