Givanildo V. De Sousa has welcomed his fourth child, who happens to be his ex-wife's great-niece.
Confused? Here's the messy family tree. The Brazilian soccer star was married to Iran Angelo for 12 years. The two share two sons, 13-year-old Ian and 11-year-old Tiago, plus 8-year-old daughter Alice. The two split in late 2019.
Just a few months later, Givanildo, known by his fans as Hulk, came forward and admitted he was in a relationship with Iran's niece, Camila. The relationship was obviously controversial, especially when Hulk and Camila announced they were tying the knot. Many people argued it was perverse considering Hulk knew Camila while she was growing up and Camila and Iran had both qualified their relationship as mother-daughter-like.
Still, the heart wants what it wants. In March 2020, the couple got married. In September 2021, they announced they were expecting their first child together.
Now their baby girl is here. Baby Zaya was born on April 19, 2022, in Miami, Florida. She weighed 8 lbs., 9 oz. at birth and measured 21 inches long. Mom and baby are doing well.
"Under the blessing of God Almighty Father and Our Lady, our little Zaya was born," Hulk wrote in his native Portuguese in a caption of a smiling photo with his baby girl on Instagram.
"Zaya means: 'enlightened' 'luck' 'flower that blooms' and she really comes to bring light and illuminate our lives more and more. Come bloom our home my love, we've long dreamed of your arrival."
"Happy to be able to live the grace of God's promises. Thank God for my family, which I will honor and love forever," he continued.
"You are an answer to our prayers, daughter, you came to make our lives even more beautiful. You are our blessing. Welcome my princess, I will love you and protect you forever. Hulk/Your father."
The baby girl is the grand-niece of ex-wife Iran. In addition to being Hulk's older children's sibling, the baby is also their first cousin once removed. Iran hasn't commented on the birth.
