Who's Dona Lily? Born in Germany, she grew up in Paris, Lily Marinho de Carvalho, known as Dona Lily, is actually a naturalized Brazilian.
Lily has become a well-known Carioca socialite who works on social projects and has a great love of fine art.
After the deaths of her husbands, Horacio de Carvalho, a Brazilian journalist who owned a Rio de Janeiro newspaper and Roberto Marinho, another Brazilian businessman who owned Globo Enterprises.
Lily is in possession of an empire of real estate, priceless jewels, and famous paintings, almost all of which she is auctioning off.
At age 87, Lily wants to prevent fighting amongst her grandchildren when she dies. She will create a fund for them out of the R$17 million auctions in Rio, New York, and Geneva, in which she is selling her jewelery, furniture, paintings, housewares, and real estate. [from veja]
View Art by Regia Marinho HERE
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