Bruna Surfistinha, real name Raquel Pacheco, born October 28, 1984, in Sorocaba, São Paulo state, Brazil, is a former Brazilian sex worker, pornographic actress, and author. Adopted by an upper-middle-class family, she left home at 17 amid family conflicts and identity issues, experiencing homelessness before entering prostitution at a brothel. She progressed to independent high-class escorting in São Paulo's upscale areas, claiming over 5,000 clients in three years, while grappling with cocaine addiction, which she quit via psychotherapy. Her blog, detailing her opulent yet risky lifestyle, became a sensation with 50,000 daily readers. This led to her 2005 memoir 'O Doce Veneno do Escorpião,' a massive bestseller. She appeared in the 2006 adult film '3X com Bruna Surfistinha.' Her story inspired the 2011 film 'Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl' starring Deborah Secco and the 2016 Globoplay series 'Me Chama de Bruna.' A TV personality, she now focuses on writing.
