Michele Bitencourt

Michele A. Bitencourt was born in October, São Paulo, Brazil to Jane, a Psychologist and a Writer, and Jorge Bitencourt, a Real State Entrepreneur. Her Brother Bruno, studied law, but decided to leave the profession after working for the Federal Courts in São Paulo. Her great-grandfather, Claudino Custodio de Alcântara , was a famous well known judge in Brazil. She has Italian, Portuguese , French and Sicilian Ancestry. Her mom is a direct descendant from the Portuguese Royal Family. At age 3, Michele began taking dancing lessons. At School, Michele was an amazing athlete and participated competing in Handball, Basketball, and Volleyball teams. She wanted to be an Actress, a Scientist and an Engineer since very young age. She has a Bachelor of Science and right by her first year in college she won an award for Scientific Initiation, and a Scholarship given by the CNPq program, aimed at educating new researchers by including young talents in research projects. She then became an Agronomist Engineer and Food Scientist very early in life and later a Professional Actress, while working in plays in Theaters. She also sings. She immigrated to the United States in 2008.