Sasha Meneghel

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Menegheland the second or paternal family name is Szafir.

Sasha Meneghel
Meneghel in 2019
Born	Sasha Meneghel Szafir (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 27) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation	Model
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	João Figueiredo ​ (m. 2021)​
Parents	Luciano Szafir Xuxa
Modeling information
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Brown
Agency	Way Model Management

Sasha Meneghel Szafir Figueiredo (born 28 July 1998) is a Brazilian model. ^[1]

Biography

Meneghel was born in Rio de Janeiro. She is the only child of TV host, singer and businesswoman Xuxa Meneghel and Luciano Szafir. ^[2]

She grew up in the spotlight, having her first minutes of life displayed by Rede Globo's prime time news program Jornal Nacional . Her birth became the most documented in the history of Brazil, according to magazine Veja. ^[3]

Meneghel appeared in programs presented by her mother including Xuxa só para Baixinhos . In 2009 she starred in her first feature film in Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha , directed by Tizuka Yamasaki.

Meneghel was a volleyball player for the team of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo. ^[4] In 2011, she was invited by CBV (Brazilian Volleyball Confederation) for a period of training with the Brazilian national team Sub-19. ^[5]

Personal life

In 2016, Meneghel finished high school at the American School of Rio de Janeiro, ^[6] and then moved to New York and began studying at the Parsons School of Design. ^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1999	Xuxa Requebra [8]	Young Helena
2009	Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha	Feiurinha

Television

Year	Title
2003-04	Xuxa no Mundo da Imaginação

References

1. "Sasha Meneghel assina pela primeira vez contrato com agência de modelos" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
2. "Xuxa completa 40 anos" (in Portuguese). Terra Networks . Retrieved 9 April 2015.
3. "Xuxa nosso Michael Jackson brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Veja. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013.
4. "Xuxa acompanha treino de Sasha em General Severiano" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
5. "CBV convoca Sasha, filha de Xuxa, para seleção de praia visando ao marketing e à renovação" (in Portuguese). Uol . Retrieved 9 April 2015.
6. "Sasha comemora a conclusão do ensino médio e se prepara para estudar nos EUA" (in Portuguese). Estadão . Retrieved 31 May 2016.
7. "Sasha vai estudar moda numa das melhores faculdades de Nova York" (in Portuguese). Revista Veja . Retrieved 7 May 2016.
8. Todo o elenco do filme Xuxa Requebra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025– via AdoroCinema.

External links

• Sasha Meneghel at IMDb