Bia Arantes

'Bia Arantes' (qv) is a Brazilian actress and model born on March 15, 1993, in the city of Piumhi, in the interior of Minas Gerais. She became known in 2009 when playing Duda, in the soap opera _Cat's Cradle (2009)_ (qv). In 2011, she started to study political sciences at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), while preparing to interpret to her first protagonist, Alexia, from the 19th season of _Young Hearts: Conectados (2011)_ (qv). Her great highlight in her acting career came in 2016, when she gave life to sweet sister Cecília in the children's soap opera _Carinha de Anjo (2016)_ (qv). In 2019, I lived the persuasive Valéria Augusta in the soap opera _Orphans of a Nation (2019)_ (qv), winner of the International Emmy for 'Best Telenovela'.::Débora Duarte B.