Eventually, Nivea won the test for a part in the segment "Estrela por um Dia" on the TV show Domingão do Faustão.

Later on, Nivea also participated in the novellas Era Uma Vez..., Suave Veneno, Uga-Uga, O Clone,[3] Chocolate com Pimenta and Alma Gêmea, all from Rede Globo.

In 2002 Nivea starred the play Give Love a Chance, alongside Mário Frias, her husband at that time.

[7][8] In 2013, she returned to the theatres with the play Batalha de Arroz num Ringue para Dois, alongside actor Maurício Machado.

[10] In 2016 returns to the TV, this time in Rede Record, where it acted in the biblical novels Os Dez Mandamentos and A Terra Prometida.

The couple became involved in a major controversy: Nívea, dissatisfied with the end of the relationship, threatened to publish intimate photos of the player and even sent copies of those images to Santos FC, where he played.

Elano appealed to the court and the judge granted an advance of guardianship, with a fine expected if the images were published.

[18] On March 23, 2014, Nívea gave birth to Bruna, her first child with husband Marcus, in Rio de Janeiro.