Who is Neymar’s sister Rafaella Santos, and who does she mannequin for?

RAFAELLA SANTOS is a social media sensation and the youthful sister of Brazilian icon Neymar.

She has pursued a profitable profession in modelling which has contributed to her staggering 5.6 million follower depend on Instagram.

And Rafaella is now one of the crucial recognisable faces on the planet regardless of her huge brother’s famous person standing.

But who precisely is she and why is she well-known?

Who is Rafaella Santos?

Born Rafaella Da Silva Santos on March 11, 1996, the mannequin legally modified her surname to Beckran as soon as of the suitable age.

Brazilian tabloid Globo declare that the surname change was in honour of her childhood idol, David Beckham.

She was raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil together with her older brothers, Joclecio Amancio dos Santos and Neymar Jr.

Rafaella had beforehand been in a relationship with former Inter Milan ahead Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa who was noticed early in on her modelling profession however the couple determined to go their separate methods in 2018.

Following that, Neymar’s sisters social media affect started to sky rocket with supporters being handled to the blonde magnificence displaying off her outfits alongside modelling for numerous organisations.

With among the cash Rafaella has made, she closely invested within the charity Instituto Neymar –  a charity her older brother created in 2014 which focuses on serving to deprived youngsters who dwell of their dwelling city of Praia Grande, Sao Paulo.

Why is she well-known?

Rafaella made her title in modelling when he starred in a World Cup-themed advert for Beats by Dre in 2014.

Since then, Rafaella has gone on to mannequin for numerous clothes manufacturers which has landed her within the limelight together with being associated to Brazilian icon Neymar.

She has an extremely shut relationship together with her brother which has stretched so far as them getting matching tattoos and the pair even have tattoos of one another printed on their our bodies.

Speaking about his sister, Neymar as soon as stated: “My heart is yours, my love is yours, my smile is yours, my day, my night, my longing, my best company”.

Their bond has triggered quite a lot of controversy and has even led folks to imagine that there’s a “curse of Neymar’s sisters birthday”

What is the curse of Neymar sister’s birthday?

Whilst at Barcelona, Neymar reportedly at all times flew again to Brazil to be along with his household on March 11 despite the fact that they’re nonetheless in season.

The world star would ask for permission from his supervisor and captains earlier than he was allowed to make the journey again to his dwelling nation.

But he has coincidently been struck with accidents across the time of Rafaella’s birthday, most just lately in mid-February 2021 when Neymar sustained a muscular subject which dominated him out for no less than 4 weeks.