Trivia

Speaks German.

Dyed and cut her naturally long strawberry-blonde hair black for her role as Raissa on the soap opera America (2005).

Partner with the producer Pedro Buarque de Hollanda between 2001 and 2009. They lived together in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro.

Mother named Fátima, father named José Nuzzi Neto. They split when Mariana was 17.

Spent a week in a nunnery before playing Celi in Andando nas Nuvens.

Her father is an attorney.

In Brazil, she is the voice of Sharon Spitz (TV Series: Braceface (2001).

Her favorite sports include soccer, basketball, and capoeira (a Brazilian martial art).

Has a younger brother named Rafael.

She dubbed Abby Mallard in the Brazilian version of the movie Chicken Little.

She has participated from two video clips, "Anna Julia" from the band Los Hermanos and "Ja e" from the singer Lulu Santos.