Bárbara Costa

Career

Born Vanessa Danieli dos Santos in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Bárbara Costa entered the adult industry in 2010 after being invited by a friend while working at a nightclub. She worked with Brasileirinhas and BM Video, among others, and won Melhor Atriz LGBT at the 2016 Prêmio Sexy Hot along with a shared Best Oral Sex Scene award the same year; Portuguese Wikipedia credits her with three Sexy Hot wins in total. She retired from adult film on November 6, 2016, launched the geek-culture YouTube channel Barbaridade Nerd, completed a marketing degree in 2019, and now works as an influencer-marketing analyst and podcast host (BarbariCast, from 2022).

Signature: One of the few performers in this cohort with a precisely dated retirement (November 6, 2016) and a fully documented post-porn career.

Index score — The Pornstar Ranked Performer Index v3.0

Scores are normalised within a single ranking's field, so this breakdown is Bárbara Costa's placement inside The Best Blowjob Pornstars, Ranked — the largest field she appears in. Her rank on each of the other 1 ranking below was computed against that ranking's own field and is not the same measurement.

Full award record2 entries

• 2016Prêmio Sexy Hot — Melhor Atriz LGBT
• 2016Prêmio Sexy Hot — Melhor Cena De Sexo Oral

Best known for

Studios

Beyond performing

• Barbaridade Nerd YouTube channel (2016–)
• BarbariCast podcast (2022–)

Official links

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Ranked alongside

• Dread Hot
• Emme White
• Jenna Haze
• Savannah Bond
• Gina Valentina
• Skin Diamond

Sources and verification2 sources

Last audited 23 August 2026 · Wikipédia (Português) — Bárbara Costa · Wikipedia (English) — Sexy Hot Award

Not yet confirmed:

• Brazilian Wikipedia states three total Sexy Hot wins; only two are individually attributed here
• No documented total credit count