When her name began to be heard, it was mostly because Rafaella Santos has a connection with the prominent award-winning Brazillian Footballer, Neymar Santos Jnr. Granting that she is Neymar’s younger sister who is believed to have a special bond with the player, she has been able to draw attention to herself with her modelling career, charity works, and Social media pages; especially Instagram as a star and influencer.
Who is Rafaella Santos?
On March 11, 1996, Rafaella Da Silva Santos was born to Neymar Santos Sr. and Nadine da Silva as the second child and younger sister to Neymar Santos Jnr, several award-winning Brazillian footballer and captain of the Brazillian football team.
At a young age, Rafaella had already begun creating her own play toys including a skateboard while her brother who’s 4 years older made football his great companion, following the footsteps of their father who was rounding up his career when Neymar was born.
Rafaella found a niche in modelling and has made her way to becoming a successful model and a social media influencer. Presently, she works with Elleven Wears, a skateboard apparel shop, and has her sunglasses line which was on the loose in 2016.
While she focuses on her career, Rafaella has dedicated a good time to helping underprivileged children through Instituto Neymar. The institution was founded by Neymar in 2014 and focuses on children in the same community the siblings were raised.
From her modeling career, various endorsements, sponsorship, and even her sunglasses line; she has been able to generate a great income for herself and in 2020, her net worth has been approximated at about $2 million US dollars.
Rafaella Santos stands a height of 5’5 inches with a corresponding weight of 62kg.
Here are Seven Interesting Facts About Rafaella Santos– Neymar’s Sister
1. Rafaella changed her surname to Becran.
Rumors have it that the reason behind the change of name is because of the love and respect she has for the former English football player, David Beckham.
2. Rafaella and Neymar have a close connection
While Neymar has his sister’s tattoo on his arm, the model also has her brother’s eyes tattooed on her arm. in addition, the celebrity siblings have the words ‘Fratello’ (brother) and ‘Sorella’ (sister) inked on their individual arms.
3. The marriage between her parents ended in 2016
After spending 25 years in marriage, the model’s parents became separated. Rafaella’s mom is in a romantic relationship with Tiago Ramos, a video gamer and fitness fanatic, who is six years younger than Neymar. It was on Easter Sunday 2020 that Nadine da Silva confirmed their relationship on Instagram.
4. Boyfriend of Rafaella Becran
She has been in a number of romantic relationships since 2013 when she made known her relationship with Brazilian footballer, Lukinhas Crispim. in 2015 it was reported that she was romantically involved with Luca Lima, and Gabriel Gabigol Barbados in 2016. In 2017, she began another relationship with Portugues footballer Andre Silva.
5. She is a lover of soccer
Although a model, her love for football is vast. This is evident in the constant support she has shown her brother and the relationships she’s had.
6. TV appearance with her brother
Rafaella Santos cameo-ed in the 2014 pre-world cup 2014 beats with her brother
7. Rafaella Becran has a huge social media followership
Rafaella Becran has garnered over 5 million followers on Instagram and more than half a million followers of twitter. This is easy to understand because on one hand, she is Neymar’s sister and on the other, she is a model.
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What is the Curse of Neymar’s Sister?
In regards to the career of Neymar, there has been a recurring incidence for a long time just about Rafaella’s birthday. For this reason, many people are of the opinion that she has some sort of curs. On the other hand, others believe it to be nothing more than coincidence. Whatever it is with her birthday or ‘curse’, here’s a breakdown of some of the incidences.
In 2015 on February 28, Neymar picked up his 5th booking for the season. Following the suspension, he was allowed to travel to Brazil to be returned before the team’s subsequent match. The following season, Neymar got himself yet another suspension only a few days Rafaella Santos’ birthday. in both cases, He returned to Brazil to spend time with his sister on her special day.
At about the time Rafaella’s birthday was approaching in 2018, Neymar again missed more matches.
In 2019 like the previous years, a similar incident happened. However, this time was not like the others as he came face to face with an injury that would keep him away from the field for a great part of the season, including his sister’s birthday.
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