Maria Fernanda Cândido was born on May 25, 1974 in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Como uma Onda (2004), Paraíso Tropical (2007) and Esperança (2002). She has been married to Petrit Spahira since September 9, 2005. They have two children.

Considered the Brazilian Sophia Loren . At the end of the 90s she was elected the most beautiful Brazilian woman of the 20th century. Her husband, Petrit Spahira, is French. She gave birth to her first child, a son called Tomás, on January 26th 2006. The baby's father is Petrit Spahira. When she was 12 her family moved to São Paulo. Maria Fernanda studied in São Luiz School in São Paulo. She's also a model. She started to modeling at the age of 14. Maria Fernanda loves to read. She's the director of Casa do Saber (Nowledge House). Her first big role in Tv was Paola in the soap "Terra Nostra" (1999). She got married to Petrit Spahira in São Luiz church in São Paulo. Among the guests were actors Laura Cardoso , Raul Cortez , Denise Del Vecchio , Daniela Escobar and Ariclê Perez . Parents: Agda Malvezi and José Reginaldo Cândido. She has a five years younger sister named Karina and a ten years younger brother named José Eduardo. Between the ages of 4 and 12 she was raised in Curitiba. Has a nice named Júlia (Karina's daughter). She's graduated in occupational therapy by São Paulo University. She creates projects to integrate mental and physiques deficient. She gave birth to her second child, a son called Nicolas, on October 17th 2008 in São Paulo. The baby's father is Petrit Spahira.