Lívia Andrade

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Lívia Regina Sórgia de Andrade (born 20 June 1983) is a Brazilian television presenter, actress, model, dancer, radio personality and businesswoman. She was born and raised in Casa Verde, São Paulo. Her father, a business administrator, died when she was a child, and her mother is a banker. She has a brother and earned a degree in Radio and TV.

She started modeling at age 9 or 10. Her TV debut came in 1997 on SBT’s Fantasia as a Fantasia Girl dancer. In 1998 she joined the Mallandrinhas group on Festa do Mallandro, appearing in sketches and pranks and singing on two funk albums. At 18 she posed nude for Playboy (September 2001) and around that time traveled to Israel for modeling. She posed nude for Sexy in August 2003. She owned a clothing store and, in 2008, founded Santa Sereia, a religious goods shop.

She gained wider recognition as the queen or muse of samba schools in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. She became a familiar face on television through Programa Silvio Santos, where she appeared from 2008 to 2020. As an actress, she has appeared on the comedy show A Praça é Nossa, the special 30 Anos de Chaves, and in the telenovelas Corações Feridos and Carrossel. She has also worked as a model, dancer, radio host and businesswoman, appearing on many magazine covers including men’s magazines.