Formerly a Flight Inspector for VARIG. Brazil's national airflight company, she is fluent in Portuguese (Brazil), English, Italian, and French. Lived for some time in New York with Helmut Berger, but strictly as friends to share one of two apartment rents.Was one of the judges in the Miss Universe pageant in 1976.Born in Brazil, made a sucessful career in Italian cinema. In her homeland, she only worked three times during her lasting career: in 1987 (soap "A Rainha da Vida"), in 1998 (movie "Bella Donna") and in 2000 (acting and directing, movie "Eu Não Conhecia Tururu").Daughter of José Pedro and Maria Hosana. Her father died when Florinda was very young and her mother remarried.Younger sister of Alina and José Maria and older half-sister of Odete and Sonia Ribeiro.She had an eighteen-year affair with producer Marina Cicogna .