Alessandra Ambrosio

Alessandra Ambrosio

Ambrosio in 2010, image via Joe Seer/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Alessandra Corine Maria Ambrósio

Place of Birth: Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Date of Birth: 11 April, 1981

Ethnicity:
*father – Italian, Polish
*mother – Portuguese, some Polish

Alessandra Ambrosio is a Brazilian model and actress. She is the daughter of Lucilda Nivia de Mello and Luiz Nicolau Ambrósio. She has Polish, Italian, and Portuguese ancestry. She has two children with her former fiancé, businessperson Jamie Mazur.

Alessandra’s parents and daughter are pictured here.

Alessandra’s paternal grandfather was Silvino Hegydio/Egydio Ambrósio (the son of Pedro Ambrósio and Maria GIacomelli). Silvino was born in Rio Grande do Sul. Pedro was born in Rio Grande do Sul, to Italian parents, Bartolomeo Ambrogio (or Bartolomeu Ambrósio in Portuguese) and Stella. Maria was born in Rio Grande do Sul, also to Italian parents, Giacomo Nicolò Giacomelli, who was from Predazzo, Trentino, and Caterina/Cattarina/Catharina Dellasega/Della Sega, who was from Transacqua, Trentino.

Alessandra’s paternal grandmother was named Joana Eugênia Groch (the daughter of Nicolau Groch and Maria). Joana was born in 1924, in Marynka, Przemyśl, Poland, and moved to Brazil in 1929.

Alessandra’s maternal grandfather’s surname is de Mello. The name is Portuguese.

Alessandra’s maternal grandmother is Cristina Casanoski (who likely is the daughter of Francisco Czarnowski and Otalia Trindade). Cristina was born in Rio Grande do Sul. Francisco was born in Rio Grande do Sul, the son of João Pedro Czarnowski and Susana/Suzana Glincowski, and was of Polish origin.

Sources: http://hotalessandraambrosio.blogspot.com
http://www.jornalboavista.com.br
http://www.corriere.it

Information about Alessandra’s father’s family – http://auonline.com.br

Obituary of Alessandra’s paternal great-uncle (grandmother’s brother) – http://jornaldesantacatarina.clicrbs.com.br

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116 Responses

  1. Manila says:

    Silvino’s middle name is Hegydio, and his was Maria Giacomelli. Pedro was the son of Italian emigrants, Bartolomeo Ambrogio (or Bartolomeu Ambrósio in Italian) and Stella. Maria was the daughter of Italian emigrants, Giacomo Nicolò Giacomelli, of Predazzo, Trentino, and of Caterina Dellasega, of Transacqua, Trentino.

    • stlucas says:

      Alessandra’s paternal grandfather was Silvino Hegydio/Egydio Ambrosio (the son of Pedro Ambrosio and Maria GIacomelli). Silvino was born in Rio Grande do Sul. Pedro was born in Rio Grande do Sul, to Italian parents, Bartolomeo/Bartolomeu Ambrosio/Ambrogio and Stella. Maria was born in Rio Grande do Sul, also to Italian parents, Giacomo Nicolò Giacomelli, who was from Predazzo, Trentino, and Caterina Dellasega/Della Sega, who was from Transacqua, Trentino.

      Alessandra’s paternal grandmother was Joana Eugenia Groch (the daughter of Nicolau Groch and Maria). Joana was born in Marynka, Przemyśl, Poland, in 1924, and moved to Brazil in 1929.

      Alessandra’s maternal grandmother is Cristina Casanoski (likely the daughter of Francisco Czarnowski and Otalia Trindade). Cristina was born in Rio Grande do Sul. Francisco was born in Rio Grande do Sul, the son of João Pedro Czarnowski and Susana/Suzana Glincowski.

    • andrew says:

      Tbf Bartolomeu Ambrósio is the Portuguese version

    • Manila says:

      *Bartolomeu Ambrósio in Portuguese

      I was exhausted at that time. Sorry about the minor error.

  2. stlucas says:

    Obituary of Ale’s paternal great-uncle (grandmother’s brother), Stanislau Groch – http://jornaldesantacatarina.clicrbs.com.br/sc/obituario/stanislau-groch-51707.html

    Joana Eugênia Groch was the daughter of Nicolau Groch and Maria.

  3. Samiiraa says:

    She is white period.

  4. stlucas says:

    Her paternal grandmother, Joana Eugênia Groch, has passed away. According to the following website, she was born in 1924, in Poland, and moved to Brazil in 1929.

    http://auonline.com.br/web/noticia.php?id=30390%7Cmunicipio-decreta-luto-oficial-de-tres-dias

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