Lorreta 🇨🇻

I was 15 when I first touched a basketball, 16 when I played my first game, and 17 when I graduated high school. At 18, I left everything familiar behind and moved to the U.S., chasing a full athletic scholarship. Before I left, I had spent a whole year working on my game while pushing myself to master a new language. My parents couldn’t afford college, so I refused to let circumstances decide my future… I built my own path. I joined a team with great girls who had been playing since childhood, many backed by years of training and families always cheering from the stands. I had none of that. What I had was determination. And that was enough. I earned my place, became one of the team’s captains, built my own tribe, and graduated with a 3.6 GPA. That chapter was only the beginning. Adulthood brought obstacles, setbacks, moments that could have easily broken me. But every challenge carried a lesson, every setback shaped my resilience, and every “loss” became fuel. That’s why I’m not afraid to try, to leap, to walk into the unknown. I don’t measure life by wins and losses - I measure it by growth. When fear creeps in, I ask one simple question: What’s the worst that can happen? And almost always, the answer reminds me that fear is louder than reality. Don’t let fear write your story. Take the risk. Bet on yourself. Live boldly. Live abundantly. Live fiercely.

The fact that Mother’s Day coincides with your birthday this year makes so much sense to me… what a beautiful life journey it has been! Love you mama, always and forever! Happy birthday 💗

What a beautiful gift from my friend @vieiradhenny 🥲🤍 I love you! Thank you!

Can you tell the difference?🙃 One is intended as a permanent style that will mature over time into beautiful small locs! The other resembles microlocs, but works great for people who want a low maintenance, very beautiful way to enjoy their own hair texture. A lot of my clients decide to get microlocs after getting root braids... it’s truly a transformative experience to enjoy your hair like that 🤗 #hairbylorreta #HBLrootbraids #naturalhairstyles #bostonmicrolocs #microlocs

Two birthdays ago, our world had just been shaken up… we still celebrated you and everything that you are! One birthday ago, you had gone through the toughest year of your life… yet, you gathered your loved ones and partied all night! Today, we give thanks for another year! One more year I got to love you, be loved by you, and watch you and Sadie build the most beautiful relationship! The way you love on her manages to be even more fierce than how you loved on your kids! I love you mama! Thank you for always being there, thank you for always putting us first! Thank you for never letting me feel like I wasn’t loved! Thank you for being so open-minded, and always willing to learn new things. I love you immensely and immeasurably🩵

I’m boujee when it comes to beaches… this is where I was born and raised😌 #caboverde #capeverde #capvert

I don’t remember the last time I flipped my phone and took a selfie when not on vacation… I’ve been so consumed with life and all my responsibilities and goals, I’ve been spending little time actually looking at myself… my wrinkles starting to show and my dark circles (not visible in this photo due to my great makeup skills 🤭), my stretch marks, my little fupa, my sagging breasts, my stubborn abs, my lengthening hair… all witnesses to and proof of a life well lived 🥰 I have freed myself from the shackles of what the expectations are, and I’ve just been focusing on feeling well and celebrating everything that I am🙏🏽 Grateful for every single minute I get to live✨🤞🏾

The biggest gift my parents ever gave me ✨👑 📸 @entertainment_by_dx9

Um dia ma um namorod, na kel hora sab ta uvi nha playlist, Cesaria soma ta canta Nho Anton Scaderod 😂 Nhas músicas tradicionais ka pode falta 🥹🇨🇻

This glitch is called balance 🤭 #Momlife

“Strong enough to bear the children… then get back to business.” 💪🏽 Motherhood didn’t slow me down… it refined me. It stretched me, sharpened me, and introduced me to a version of myself I didn’t even know existed. We don’t just raise children… we rise with them. To every mother out there: the strength you carry is unmatched, and the woman you’re becoming is powerful beyond measure. Trust and believe 🫶🏽✨

@marinacorreiarr #pracazul🇨🇻 salutes you for winning the 2026 championship at the @soyoucanlongboarddance in Eindhoven, The Netherlands ‼️‼️👏🏽👏🏽🇨🇻🇨🇻 . . Marina Correia is a trailblazing Cape Verdean-French longboarder who became the first African woman to win the So You Can Longboard Dance? world championship in 2020. Based in Nice, France, she is renowned for her fast, graceful, and rhythmic “dancing” style, leveraging her platform to champion representation for Black girls in skating @milli_adirio @lorreta__ @keykeag #longboarding #skateboard #caboverde