Birth Name: Sasha Meneghel Szafir
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of Birth: July 28, 1998
Ethnicity: Brazilian (1/2 Jewish, at least 1/16 Italian, Portuguese, likely Polish, possibly other)
Sasha Meneghel is a Brazilian actress, model, and athlete. Sasha is the daughter of Brazilian television presenter Xuxa Meneghel (born Maria da Graça Meneghel) and actor Luciano Szafir (born Luciano Lebelson Szafir).
Sasha’s father is Jewish, and had his Bar Mitzvah ceremony in Israel. His parents have described themselves as Sephardi Jews; some sources, however, state that their ancestors were Polish Jews.
Sasha’s mother has Italian, Portuguese, and likely Polish (and other) ancestry.
Sasha’s paternal grandfather is Gabriel Szafir (the son of Szlama Szafir and Perla).
Sasha’s paternal grandmother is Elizabeth “Beth” Lebelson (the daughter of Israel Lebelson and Chana Landau). Israel was the son of Shlomo Zalmen Leblsohn and Rivka Rochel Frydman. Chana was the daughter of David Landau and Esther, who were born in the Soviet Union.
Sasha’s maternal grandfather was Luiz Floriano Meneghel (the son of Eduardo Meneghel and Carolina Maliska). Eduardo’s father was originally from Imer, in the Autonomous Province of Trento, Italy, and moved to Brazil at the end of the nineteenth century. Carolina’s surname is likely Polish.
Sasha’s maternal grandmother is Alda Flores da Rocha (the daughter of Agenor Flores da Rocha and Olivia Joner). Agenor had Portuguese ancestry. Olivia was possibly of German descent.
Sources: Genealogy of Sasha Meneghel – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Sasha’s father, Luciano Szafir (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://geneall.net
Birth certificate of Sasha’s mother, Xuxa Meneghel – https://xuxarainhaencantada.files.wordpress.com
Article about Xuxa’s maternal great-grandmother, Olivia Joner – http://babado.ig.com.br
http://www.worldlibrary.org (in Portuguese)
http://diversao.terra.com.br (in Portuguese)