Monday, May 2, 2011

Bia and Branca Feres













Beatriz Feres and Branca Feres (born February 22, 1988, Brazil) are Brazilian synchronized swimmers, models, and actresses. They are identical twins. The Feres sisters started practicing swimming and gymnastics at the age of three, and began synchronized swimming at the age of seven. They were champions of Brazil in both juvenile and adult categories,[citation needed] and reached second place in the 2005 Pan American Junior Games in Orlando.[citation needed]
The Feres sisters competed for Brazil in the 2007 Pan American Games in synchronized swimming.[1] They were rumored[citation needed] to be competing as synchronized swimmers in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, but they did not. The Feres sisters are also models and have appeared in a number of photo shoots, including one for the Spanish-language magazine VIP, where they appeared on the cover.
The Feres sisters have been featured in two TV series. In 1993 they played Ruth and Raquel in the soap opera Women of Sand. In 2008 they played Lucinha and Luli in the telenovellaTwo Guys.