Vanessa Mendes da Silva Lima (born 29 March 1983), commonly known as Vanessa Giácomo, is a Brazilian actress. She won the Most Promising Actress (Melhor Atriz Revelação) award at the 2005 Prêmio Contigo, Brazil, for Cabocla (2004),[1] and was nominated for the Best Actress (Melhor Atriz de Cinema) award at the 2006 Prêmio Contigo de Cinema for Canta Maria (2006).[2][3]