Italo Ferreira deleted his entire Instagram to announce he's going to be a father.
“The greatest blessing of our lives,” wrote the Brazilian
June 2, 2025
|EN News
The first Olympic champion and 2019 world champion, Italo Ferreira, deleted all posts from his busy Instagram, kept it completely empty for a while, and then announced that he and his partner Sofia Larocca are expecting a father.
In the only post he has on his Instagram, he is seen with his partner, the ultrasound photo, and a few other photos.
The Brazilian also quotes the Bible: “Children as an inheritance from God and a reward for the fruit of the womb.”
And he added: “The greatest blessing of our lives.”
His partner shares the entire process of how she found out, being without Italo and waiting two days to tell him.
She also shared what it was like traveling with the baby around Australia.
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