Emília Barreto Explained

Emília Barreto
Birth Name:Emília Barreto Corrêa Lima
Birth Date:1934 4, df=y
Birth Place:Sobral, Brazil
Death Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Emília Barreto Corrêa Lima (10 April 1934 – 4 February 2022) was a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the second-ever Miss Brazil, a title which was awarded to her in 1955.[1]

Biography

Barreto was born in Sobral and grew up in Camocim. After her victory in the Miss Brazil competition, she received a letter from Rachel de Queiroz.[2] She was subsequently one of the semifinalists for Miss Universe 1955. She was also the first-ever Miss Ceará and represented .[3] During her time as reigning Miss Brazil, she kept a low profile, only attending charitable events and refusing to charge for her presence.[4]

She married engineer Wilson Santa Cruz Caldas in 1956, with whom she had four children: Nelson, Marília, Emília, and Anna Cecília. She was also the maternal grandmother of actor .

Barreto died in Rio de Janeiro on 4 February 2022, at the age of 87.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 4 February 2022. Corpo de ex-miss Brasil Emília Barreto vai ser cremado neste sábado no Rio. Portuguese. G1. Rio de Janeiro. 6 February 2022.
  2. News: 19 October 2012. Drummond, Bandeira e Rachel de Queiroz já se renderam às misses. Veja. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206205011/http://entretenimento.r7.com/blogs/tudo-miss-e-tudo-mais/2012/10/19/drummond-bandeira-e-rachel-de-queiroz-ja-se-renderam-as-misses-veja. 6 February 2022. Portuguese. R7. 6 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Uma história de misses. Fale!. Portuguese.
  4. News: Batista. Wolney. 18 August 2014. Veja as 10 misses Ceará que mais se destacaram no Miss Brasil. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071150/http://tribunadoceara.uol.com.br/diversao/lista/veja-as-10-misses-ceara-que-mais-se-destacaram-no-miss-brasil/. 6 October 2014. Portuguese. Tribuna do Ceará. 6 February 2022.
  5. News: 4 February 2022. Emília Barreto, cearense eleita Miss Brasil, morre no Rio de Janeiro. Portuguese. Diário do Nordeste. 6 February 2022.

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