Raica Oliveira (born January 22, 1984) is a Brazilian model and reporter ,commonly known as Raica, one of the faces of Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Yves Saint Laurent, Vogue, Chanel, Lancome, Victoria's Secret, Pepe Jeans, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, JLO, H&M, Elle, Marie Claire, TNG, Ann Taylor and XOXO. She resides in Manhattan New York City.

Oliveira is best friends with Adriana Lima. She has dated the Brazilian football player Ronaldo from 2005 to 2006. Oliveira said in an interview published in 2006 in the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo that she planned to marry and to have children, but had no timetable set. Since early 2008 she dated Ricardo Ortiz, nephew of stylist Lenny Niemeyer, but broke up with him later that year.

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Oliveira was christened "The Sensation" at the fall fashion shows in Paris and Milan. She was one of the most talked about models of the season alongside older fellow Elite stars Adriana Lima, Maggie Rizer, Oluchi and Karen Elson, and she continued so the seasons later on.

Her first job was a Christian Dior campaign which she shot with photographer Nick Knight that appeared in Vogue, Vanity Read more...