Angelica Teixeira Has Gained Her American Citizenship

Bodybuilder Angelica Teixeira has finally gained her citizenship as an Amercian.

Angelica has lived in the United States of America for 11 years after moving from Brazil. She made a post on Instagram on Monday celebrating this great milestone.

Angelica is a Brazilian/American two time Ms. Bikini Olympia, four time Arnold Champion and a twelve time Pro Champion.

You can view Angelica’s story below:

“I can finally say that I am an American Citizen!! 11 years living in this amazing country that welcomed me and my husband @marcoolbjj with open arms and gave us so many opportunities. I will never forget where I came from and will always be proud to say I have double citizenships Brazilian/American. USA is the home we chose to live for the rest of our lives. We love this country as our own. The American Dream is real!”

 

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I can finally say that I am an American Citizen!!??❤️ 11 years living in this amazing country that welcomed me and my husband @marcoolbjj with open arms and gave us so many opportunities. I will never forget where I came from and will always be proud to say I have double citizenships Brazilian/American. USA is the home we chose to live for the rest of our lives. We love this country as our own. The American Dream is real! ???? #American #Proud #AmericanCitizen ______________________________________________ Thank you to our Imigration lawyer Paris Lee @loopchoker for all the help during this journey. . . . Hoje eu me tornei uma cidadã americana ??❤️ 11 anos morando aqui nesse país que recebeu a mim e meu marido de braços abertos e nos deu tantas oportunidades. Eu nunca vou esquecer de onde eu vim e da minha pátria amada.?? A partir de hoje tenho cidadania dupla. Terei sempre orgulho de falar que sou brasileira, a minha raiz, minha origem. E muito orgulho de ser Americana e viver com igualdade no país que escolhi. ???? #EUA #conquista

A post shared by Angelica Teixeira (@angelicaht) on May 18, 2020 at 3:54pm PDT

The GI Team congratulates Angelica Teixeira for receiving her US citizenship!

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