Adriana Ferreyr
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Adriana Ferreyr is a Brazilian actress, best known for her performances in Marisol, a 2002 Brazilian soap opera.
, Brazil and at the age of nine joined the Companhia de Teatro Fernando Peltier, where she acted in several children's plays, including O Jardim das Borboletas (The Butterfly Garden), O Jardim das Abelhas (The Bees Garden), Turma da Mônica (Monica and her pals) and A Noviça Rebelde (The Sound of Music).She also took part in advertising campaigns, including "Tem horas que bate uma fome... a Big Mac ad for Mc Donald’s, aired in Portugal.
When she was 15, she participated in an Exchange Program in the United States where she resided for 10 months. At 16, she received a scholarship to attend Bard College at Simon's Rock but did not attend. Upon her return to Brazil, she started law school at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. While in college, she continued her acting career and after two years landed a role as a lead character in the prime time SBT television soap opera, Marisol (2002), playing the antagonist Vanessa Lima do Vale, Marisol's adopted daughter.
She is pursuing a degree in economics and philosophy at Columbia University School of General Studies
and living in New York City.
Her ex-boyfriend is billionaire George Soros
. On August 10, 2011, Ferreyr filed suit against Soros in New York for $50 million in damages, claiming he promised to buy her an apartment but then reneged. Soros denied the allegations.
Early life
Ferreyr was born in Salvador, BahiaSalvador, Bahia
Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
, Brazil and at the age of nine joined the Companhia de Teatro Fernando Peltier, where she acted in several children's plays, including O Jardim das Borboletas (The Butterfly Garden), O Jardim das Abelhas (The Bees Garden), Turma da Mônica (Monica and her pals) and A Noviça Rebelde (The Sound of Music).She also took part in advertising campaigns, including "Tem horas que bate uma fome... a Big Mac ad for Mc Donald’s, aired in Portugal.
When she was 15, she participated in an Exchange Program in the United States where she resided for 10 months. At 16, she received a scholarship to attend Bard College at Simon's Rock but did not attend. Upon her return to Brazil, she started law school at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. While in college, she continued her acting career and after two years landed a role as a lead character in the prime time SBT television soap opera, Marisol (2002), playing the antagonist Vanessa Lima do Vale, Marisol's adopted daughter.
She is pursuing a degree in economics and philosophy at Columbia University School of General Studies
Columbia University School of General Studies
The School of General Studies, commonly known as General Studies or simply GS, is one of the three official undergraduate colleges at Columbia University. It is a highly selective Ivy League undergraduate liberal arts college designed for non-traditional students and confers Bachelor of Art and...
and living in New York City.
Entrepreneurism
Ferreyr's entrepreneurial career started when she was 20 and founded her first company, Fesa Enterprises, in the retail segment with kiosks in shopping malls in the west of the United States. At the age of 23, she started investing in real estate in Brazil.Philanthropy
Ferreyr has volunteered and worked for many charity organizations, especially on behalf of underprivileged children. Her volunteer work includes the association of Pioneiras Sociais (APS), Caminhos a Dinamarca Luz (maneiras de luz), na organization to help underprivileged children, ABRINQ Foundation, an NGO dedicated to the defense of the human and civil rights of children and adolescents. In 2006 she founded the Tijuana Children's Foundation, an organization dedicated to help children in living in poverty in the streets of Tijuana, Mexico. Ferreyr serves as the president of Tijuana Children's Foundation.Personal life
Ferreyr is the daughter of Rogerio Ferreiro, owner and president of HGS - Engenheiros Consultores, a civil engineer who lives in Salvador BA, and of Maria de Fatima Cardoso Borges.Her ex-boyfriend is billionaire George Soros
George Soros
George Soros is a Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, philosopher, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Soros Fund Management. Soros supports progressive-liberal causes...
. On August 10, 2011, Ferreyr filed suit against Soros in New York for $50 million in damages, claiming he promised to buy her an apartment but then reneged. Soros denied the allegations.