Luana Lopes Lara, aged 29, and Amélie Voigt Trejes, aged 20, have recently been featured on Forbes' list of billionaires, highlighting their connection to Santa Catarina, Brazil. Luana, a self-made billionaire, previously trained as a ballet dancer with the renowned Bolshoi Ballet in Joinville, SC, and currently leads the startup Kalshi, which has successfully raised $1 billion in funding. This crowning achievement has placed her among the richest women without hereditary wealth. On the other hand, Amélie has inherited a part of the family empire from WEG, a multinational based in Jaraguá do Sul, SC, which is known colloquially as the "factory of billionaires."