Raquel Pacheco

Bruna Surfistinha Portuguese for Little Surfer Bruna is the pen name of Raquel Pacheco2 born 28 October 1984 a Brazilian former sex worker who attracted the attention of Brazilian media by publishing in a blog her sexual experiences with clients Bruna explained in television programs that she was a normal girl who had been adopted by a highmiddleclass family but that at around the age of 17 she left her home and her family because of the traditional family oriented views of her father and to start to live on her own Bruna appeared in various television programs in Brazil and several periodicals and magazines Her blog attracted more than 50000 readers per day She appeared in some pornographic films in Brazil In 2005 she released a book entitled O Doce Veneno do Escorpião The Scorpions Sweet Venom3 In just over a month it sold over 30000 copies in its third edition4 and became the best selling book in Brazil5 The book was translated into English and published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 20066 Brunas book also inspired the 2011 Brazilian film7 Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl starring Deborah Secco in the main role and the 2016 TV series Me Chama de Bruna starring Maria Bopp in the main role In 2011 Bruna also appeared in a Brazilian reality show called A Fazenda local version of The Farm finishing as the second runnerup third place8 Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl grossed 12356515 in Brazil first national film after international films in the Brazil 2011 Box Office9 thanks to Brunas popularity with the Brazilian public Raquel Pacheco was born in Sorocaba the result of a sexual assault her biological mother had suffered Her mother decided to abandon her10 and within a few days the baby was in an orphanage After a few months she was adopted by an upper middle class Paulistana family In interviews she pointed out that the discovery of her adoption was one of the deciding factors for leaving home at 17 leaving a farewell letter She also revealed in interviews that she was a very depressed child and adolescent always socially isolated and bullied for being withdrawn She claims that although she never lacked material goods and was well educated in private schools she did not receive much affection and attention from her parents always being in the company of the nanny and maids She was always the subject of humiliation by her brother who never accepted the fact that her parents had adopted her and taken him from the position of only child and therefore sole heir