Juliana Couto Paes (born March 26, 1979 in Rio Bonito, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress. She became nationally-know intelenovelas and modelling. She also starred a local version of the musical The Producers, as Ulla.
Paes is of Arab, Italian, Black African, and Amerindian descent.[1] She is the oldest child of Regina and Carlos Henrique Paes. She has three siblings: Mariana, Rosana and Carlos Henrique Jr.
An actress, model and with a university degree, she became nationally known for her performances in soap operas of Rede Globo and for her beauty. She was cover of Playboy magazine in the May 2004 issue.
In 2006, Juliana was elected one of the sexiest one hundred people in the world by People Magazine. After that international projection, she hired an agent, showing interest in starting an acting career in the US.
Juliana starred in many commercial campaigns, such as Colorama's and Hope's. Currently, she is the face of Arezzo for the second time and will replace model Gisele Bündchen as the star of the campaign for the jewelry brand Vivara.
On September 9, 2008, Juliana got married to businessman Carlos Eduardo Baptista, at the Itanhangá Golf Club. Her last work on television was the protagonist Maya Meetha in the Brazilian telenovela "Caminho das Índias".
