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He Was A Millionaire But wasn‘t Worth a Red Cent
The price of love?
Eliza Silva Samudio was born in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, on February 22, 1985. Her mother was often abused by her husband, and also for financial reasons, she left Eliza with her father, and moved to another city, Samudio was only six months old at the time. After a while, she married again with another man, and with him, she opened and operated a small pepper production farm.
When Eliza turned ten, she went to live with her mother, where she stayed for a year, then returned to her father’s house. When Eliza disappeared, Sonia had not seen her daughter for six years and only communicated with her by phone. Since the age of thirteen, Eliza wanted to leave her hometown to become a model, which she did at the age of eighteen, moving to Sao Paulo.
The beginning of the end
Not knowing anyone in town and experiencing financial difficulties, Eliza started working as a call girl to support herself until she was able to become a model. She even participated in fashion shows and editorials and acted in pornographic films.
Eliza and Bruno had known each other since 2008. Bruno, however, claims that he met Eliza in May 2009 at a barbecue in the city of Rio de Janeiro. (At the time, Bruno was one of the most famous goalkeepers…