Andressa Urach

Just 15 years old, Andressa Urach began a romance in a relationship with Tiago Costa. They moved in together after three months. Arthur Urach Costa (born May 19th in 2005) was their only child. Following marital disagreements and divorce, they separated in 2008 after spending the last six years in a relationship. Andressa relocated with her son at her mother's home. After the separation of six months, she quit her job and then decided to leave her son to his father in search of an opportunity to live a more fulfilling life in Sao Paulo however, being very vain and ambitious the main reason she left the South was to be successful and wealthy. Andressa Urach describes in her book Morri Para Viver how she experienced the sexual assault she endured as a young child. She was a victim between the ages of two and eight of being abused by the grandfather she adopted. It was only possible to get out of this mess since her foster grandmother was the one to catch the act and Andressa returned to live with her mother. She didn't know about her abuse until Andressa released her book. The famous woman said in interviews that she achieved what would have been impossible prior to her spiritual transformation: forgiving her victim. When I was faced with one of my most difficult choices, I contacted that person I had abused me sexually. It wasn't an easy decision. I pleaded with the person on the other end following a lot of fasting and prayer vows that I had forgiven him. And even though I'm not guilty of anything I pleaded with forgiveness. The only thing I did was ask for forgiveness. Mariste Urach in a piece for Globo tells her story of what she did when she was first informed of her daughter's harassment. The mother traveled into Rio Grande do Sul's inner reaches to track down the pedophile and take revenge.