Brazil News
RIO DE JANEIRO – Mariana Rios, the 27-year-old Brazilian actress and cast member on the popular TV show “Salve Jorge,” drew many admirers at the beach in Rio last weekend. The bombshell brunette, who plays the character Drika in the show, appears on the cover of “Quem” magazine this week.
Mariana said her favorite beach is Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, where photographers caught up with her while she relaxed during a break in filming. Celebrities and stars fill the beaches, restaurants, theaters and clubs of Barra da Tijuca during the summer.
The actress is engaged to Di Ferrero, lead singer for Brazilian rock band NX Zero. Mariana and rocker Ferrero expect to marry in 2014. “This year was so much work. We talked about marriage but decided to wait another year,” Ferrero said in a recent interview with Quem.
Mariana Rios began as a singer at age seven in Minas Gerais state often playing gigs with local bar bands. She moved to Rio de Janeiro at age 15 and graduated from the Casa de Arte das Laranjeiras, a prestigious school for the performing arts.
