Tonight’s opening ceremony for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games kicks off two-and-a-half weeks of jaw-dropping athleticism, sportsmanship, and high drama. Leading the evening’s festivities? National treasure Gisele Bündchen, who will stroll the city’s famed Maracana stadium to the 1960s bossa nova classic, “The Girl From Ipanema.”
By now, it’s a well-known fact that the country’s seemingly universal birthright includes great hair, good skin, and a gravity-defying toned physique—and who better to represent that sporty sensuality and infectious, fun-loving charm than its best-loved supermodel?
Of course, Bündchen isn’t alone in having set the bar for homegrown Brazilian beauties. Fellow bombshells Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio have propelled the otherworldly physiques of the Victoria’s Secret runways into the popular consciousness—while commanding millions of Insta-fans on social media with their buoyant personalities.
This is, after all, the country that, decades earlier, produced Heloísa Pinheiro, the original beach babe who inspired “The Girl From Ipanema”—as well as actress Sônia Braga, whose earthy sensuality lit up the screen in Kiss of the Spider Woman and, decades later, tempted Sex and the City’s Samantha into a Sapphic liaison.
In honor of the first day of the Rio Olympics, here’s a look at our favorite Brazilian knockouts of all time, from the acclaimed novelist (and striking beauty) Clarice Lispector to runway favorite Isabeli Fontana.
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