Lais Ribeiro
Ribeiro in 2010, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Lais Pereira de Ribeiro
Place of Birth: Miguel Alves, Piauí, Brazil
Date of Birth: 5 October, 1989
Ethnicity: Brazilian [African, Indigenous, Portuguese]
Lais Ribeiro is a Brazilian model. She has been a Victoria’s Secret Angel.
She is the daughter of Maria do Socorro Carvalho Pereira and José Ribeiro de Oliveira Filho. Lais is married to American professional basketball player Joakim Noah. She has a son.
A picture of Lais with her mother can be seen here. A picture of Lais’ brother can be seen here. A picture of her maternal grandparents can be seen here.
When Lais was asked, “Have you struggled in the fashion market for being black?,” she stated:
Here in Brazil, people are more tolerant, but the companies out there (outside of Brazil) are afraid to put a black woman on the cover because, on magazine stands, we compete for sales with little blond girls. It’s complicated.
She is also described as having Indigenous ancestry.
Lais’ paternal grandfather is José Ribeiro de Oliveira (the son of José Mendes Ribeiro and Rozina de Oliveira).
Lais’ paternal grandmother is Odéte Maria de Brito (the daughter of Cândido Brito and Antonina Cesarina da Silva). Odéte’s race is listed as “morena.” Cândido was the son of José Faustino Pereira de Brito and Joaquina Rosa de Santana. Antonina was the daughter of Clarismundo Gonçalves da Silva and Luisa Maria da Silva.
Lais’ maternal grandfather is Raimundo Pereira Filho (the son of Raimundo Pereira Lima and Matilda Pereira Lima).
Lais’ maternal grandmother is Ortizia Maria de Carvalho (the daughter of Gentil Pessóa de Carvalho and Maria da Conceição de Sousa). Gentil was the son of Prudente Rodrigues de Carvalho and Ortizia Maria dos Anjos. Gentil’s race on his death certificate is listed as “white.” Lais’ great-grandmother Maria was the daughter of Inácio Gaia de Sousa and Raimunda Maria da Conceição.
Sources: Birth record of Lais Ribeiro – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Lais’ parents – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Lais’ father – https://www.familysearch.org
Civil registration record of Lai’s paternal grandmother, Odéte Maria de Brito – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Lais’ maternal grandparents, Raimundo Pereira Filho and Ortizia Maria de Carvalho – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Lais’ maternal great-grandfather, Gentil Pessóa de Carvalho – https://www.familysearch.org
The unknown man surnamed da Silva was Clarismundo Gonçalves da Silva.
Gustil Pessós de Carvalho and Maria da Conceição-> Gentil Pessóa de Carvalho and Maria da Conceição de Sousa
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLWP-2RQ9
His race is white on the death certificate.
You should add Portuguese to her ethnicity.
you mean “branco” (white)?
What other ”white” could he be? Icelandic?
Odete Maria de Brito (the daughter of Candido Brito and Antonina da Silva)->Odéte Maria de Brito (the daughter of Candido Brito and Antonina Cesarina da Silva)
Her paternal grandparents were Jose Faustino Pereira de Brito and Joaquina Rosa de Santana.
Her maternal grandparents were (can’t read)* da Silva and Luisa Maria da Silva.
*looks like Clarisencio
Her race is ”morena”
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLWB-JGJR
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLWD-D6JW
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLW6-XJKB
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLWY-X2GF
Paternal grandparents are José Ribeiro de Oliveira (son of José Mendes Ribeiro and Rozina de Oliveira) and Odete Maria de Brito (daughter of Candido Brito and Antonina da Silva).
Maternal grandparents are Raimundo Pereira (son of Raimundo Pereira Lima and Matilda Pereira Lima) and Ortisia Maria de Carvalho (daughter of Gustil Pessós de Carvalho and Maria da Conceição).
How ridiculous is that “African, possibly other”?? LOL
Her father’s birth record says ”una crianca do sexo masculino, de cor morena”.
The other two documents make no mention of race.
*uma
I keep confusing Spanish and Portuguese
Mãe solteira de um garoto de seis anos, ela era chamada de Pocahontas pela cor morena de sua pele, resultado da miscigenação das etnias indígena e negra da sua família.
The single mother of a six year-old-boy, she used to be called Pocahontas due to the dark coloration of her skin as a result of the mixing of indigenous and black ethnicities in her family.
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2015/05/1623966-angel-brasileira-da-victorias-secret-lais-ribeiro-sofre-com-preconceito.shtml
@stlucas
So ”Brazilian (African, Indigenous, possibly other)”?
@bablah
Yes. Based on the surnames of her ancestors, likely some Portuguese as well. Also, she was born in Miguel Alves, Piauí, and only moved to the state capital of Teresina during high school.
IMO since her background is uncertain she should be just tagged as “Brazilian”.
She reminds me the Indonesian actress Laura Gemser. Lais looks South-East Asian or Polynesian, like those Gauguin women. Also look to her childhood pic: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/16/14/2A8FD41500000578-3163874-image-a-7_1437054809390.jpg
Lais with her mother and son: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/97/61/50/976150907da6bd7fa89a5c506be8f096.jpg
and here is her father: https://scontent-gru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14369938_929670927139662_3746709912707220944_n.jpg?oh=89b6b0e8ad4aee903fccad624a88e070&oe=591854EC
He looks mixed, but slightly more Indigenous IMO. Maybe that’s where her Asian look comes from.
this is her brother, Leonardo Pereira de Oliveira.
https://assisdutrablog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/1966680_10203413104593059_85029972_n.jpg
Lais’ parents are José Ribeiro de Oliveira Filho and Maria do Socorro Carvalho Pereira.