Italian cattle herder: Ana Castela obtains citizenship after a 3-year process.

The singer Ana Castile She has a new document in her pocket and celebrated the achievement on social media. After a three-year process, she obtained Italian citizenship and, with it, a European passport. The document was picked up at [location/location]. Italian Consulate in Curitiba this Tuesday (19). The singer herself posted on her social media.

The initiative came from the artist's mother. Michelle CastelaThe singer filed the application for her entire family three years ago. In addition to the singer, her younger sister Antonella also had her citizenship recognized. Their father, Rodrigo, was not included in the process.

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Upon receiving the document, a consulate employee explained to the singer the doors that Italian citizenship opens. Among them are free movement throughout the countries of the European Union, the possibility of participating in exchange programs, and even living in the United States. "You just have to want it," Ana Castela replied, good-humoredly.

Ana Castela, known as "A Boiadeira" (The Cowgirl), was born in Amambai, Mato Grosso do Sul, and currently lives in Londrina, Paraná. One of the most popular artists in Brazil in the agribusiness segment, she now combines two identities that define her trajectory: a Brazilian from the countryside and... Italian citizen.