NHAÍ!

[ɲaˈi] noun: "hello" in flamboyant Brazilian Portuguese

Mariana was born in Rio de Janeiro, and raised all over the world. Eventually, she landed in the USA and spent the greater part of her life in the Midwest, East Coast and now the West Coast of the country.

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She graduated in Communication & Psychology at Lewis & Clark College (Portland, OR) and headed to Brazil shortly thereafter, where acting found her. "I had given up on the dream... but the dream did not give up on me." Through a full TV/Film acting scholarship, she honed her acting skills in Nu Espaço, one of the most successful acting schools in Rio de Janeiro.

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Upon graduating, she worked at a soap opera at the prestigious Globo TV, "Babilônia," as well as tour the country with top notch theatre ensembles and original plays.

Mariana roams between Los Angeles and New York through her work in films, commercials and theatre.

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