Camila Mendes is serving major vacation vibes and a serious case of body goals. Over the weekend, the Riverdale star shared a series of tropical moments on social media, including photos from Brazil, showing off her toned figure in a patterned string bikini.
Mendes appeared relaxed and radiant. From breakfast on her hotel balcony at Hotel Emiliano to lounging on the beach with matching thin sunglasses, she exuded effortless glamour.
In the photos, Mendes, 31, posed on a balcony and in a seaside lounge chair, with her hair casually half-tied and minimal earrings pairing the casual outfit.
The striped two-piece featured burgundy trim, highlighting her stunning silhouette, while her chic and minimal tattoos peeked out from under the swimsuit.
Fans got a peek of Mendes enjoying local Brazilian treats, from crispy puffs to fresh fruit. The actress’s fiancé, Rudy Mancuso, joined her in several photos. The couple embraced while sightseeing and enjoying the coastal scenery.
“Brasilia represent,” fans commented, adding, “DIVA,” “Te Amo,” and “Beautiful thing! Beautiful,” among many other positive words. Mendes’ Instagram update comes just months after the actress announced her engagement to Mancuso.
Sharing photos from the proposal in October, she captioned the post, “Engaged to my best friend.” Celebrities quickly chimed in, with recently divorced Jessica Alba writing, “Congraaaaats!” and Sarah Michelle Gellar adding celebratory emojis.
The couple first met while working on the Amazon Prime Video film 'Música,' which Mancuso wrote, directed, and starred in, with Mendes playing his on-screen love interest.
The film premiered on the streamer in April 2024, and Mancuso later opened up to Entertainment Weekly about their real-life connection. “I met Cami on the film, and of course it was a dream come true,” he said. He added, “She ticked every single box that I could possibly tick for this character.”
Mancuso went on to describe the seamless blending of on-screen and off-screen chemistry. “She's Brazilian-American, she's beautiful, she's immensely talented, and she really connected and personalized Isabella, her character, which was amazing because as we were shooting, our characters were having conversations that her and I were having conversations about in real life. So the lines would often blur between Rudy and Isabella and Rudy and Camila because of how personalized it was. Rudy and Isabella's connection translated to real life.”
The director also praised Mendes’ contributions behind the camera. “She also produced the film, and she made it better. She was a dream person to work with because I wouldn't consider myself an actor. I mean, clearly I am in this film, I'm in every frame of the thing, but I felt it was important for me to play this character because it quite literally is me, but I was intimidated. Cami is a very skilled, trained actor, has been doing this for years, so I was worried. 'Will there be chemistry? If there isn't chemistry, am I good enough an actor to compensate for the lack of chemistry?'”