Luana Piovani enjoyed a day on the coast of Portugal with her twins on Monday after clashing publicly with ex-husband Pedro Scooby over child care.
The 50-year-old Brazilian actress took Monday, September 7, to rest and spend time by the sea with her youngest children, ten-year-old twins Bem and Liz. The outing came after an eventful week in the Brazilian media following a sharp exchange of words between the former couple regarding the care of their children.
Piovani posted several photographs from the coastal setting in Portugal, where she currently resides. Posing in a swimsuit with a pattern of white and wine diamonds, she smiled toward the camera at sunset while also sharing images of the children jumping into the water and surfing along the beach.
Bem and Liz are the youngest children from Piovani's marriage to 38-year-old professional surfer Pedro Scooby. The former couple also have an older son, 14-year-old Dom, who currently lives with his father in Brazil while the twins live with Piovani in Europe.
Social media dispute over child care
The quiet beach day stood in sharp contrast to the previous week, when Piovani and Scooby had a public confrontation on social media on Wednesday, September 2. The argument involved accusations regarding the condition of their two younger children following a visit to their father.
Piovani took to her Instagram account to post pictures showing head lice placed on toilet paper, stating that they had been found on Liz. She also posted a video showing an injury on Bem's leg, claiming that the children had arrived back at her home in Portugal without proper attention and care.
In that first post, the actress took aim at Scooby's television commitments, pointing to his appearance on Dança dos Famosos, a dance competition segment on TV Globo's popular Sunday variety broadcast Domingão com Huck. Piovani wrote that she hoped he was dancing better than he was caring for his children, adding that keeping children entertained was not the same as raising them.
Pedro Scooby response to neglect claims
Scooby addressed the accusations through video updates on his Instagram stories, rejecting the claims of neglect and accusing Piovani of inappropriately exposing their young children on the internet. He argued that airing such personal issues in public harmed the children rather than helping them.
Responding directly to the lice claims, Scooby stated that Liz had already arrived in Brazil from Portugal carrying head lice. He explained that his household had been actively treating the condition and washing her hair, asserting that it was normal for some lice to remain after treatment and that their presence did not mean the children were neglected.
The athlete maintained that his household in Brazil followed good hygiene practices. He pointed out that his eldest son Dom and his younger daughter Aurora, whom he shares with model Cintia Dicker, had never had head lice while in Brazil, arguing that head lice infestations were a recurring problem in Portugal instead.
Private messages between Piovani and Cintia Dicker
The dispute deepened when Piovani shared screenshots of a private messaging exchange between herself and Dicker. Scooby and the fashion model had publicly announced the end of their marriage just one day before the social media argument between Piovani and Scooby broke out.
In the messages released by Piovani, Dicker appeared to confirm that an infestation had taken place during the stay. Dicker had messaged Piovani explaining that the situation became clear after Liz had spent a week in the home, remarking that while there were many children present, there was an extraordinary amount of head lice.
When sharing the text exchange, Piovani addressed Scooby directly with a harsh rebuke. She told him to grow up and pointed out that the children had spent two full months in his care. Piovani told him to remain quiet, warning that he would always lose arguments when the facts were presented, and advised him to focus on fatherhood instead of making excuses.
Piovani is an established television and stage actress in Brazil who is known for openly discussing family and co-parenting disputes online. Scooby is one of Brazil's best known big-wave surfers, recognized internationally for riding massive waves in Portugal and across the world, and the former couple have frequently drawn public attention over their parenting arrangements since their split.
