Since it is impossible to tell all the details of Senna's private life,we took a selection of remarkable things, or nice stories.
*Ayrton Senna and Xuxa
Xuxa is a Brazilian superstar since the 1980's. She has herown show for children. Begin of the 90's she was ranked 38 in thebest paid artists of the world.
* the original conversations are in portuguese
It all started in 1988, when Xuxa was just watching a magazine,and on the cover it had a picture of Ayrton Senna. Inside the magazine,there were pictures of Ayrton, alongside him animals. Xuxa was thinking'wow, look at his face, and he likes animals just like me, and is alsofamous'
But then she said to her manager (Marlene Mattos) 'well, these thingsdon't happen in my life'. She closed the magazine and forgot about it. A week later, and Ayrton phoned her at Tv Globo. She couldn't answer,because she was in the middle of her show. He left a message, andshe called back. She said 'hello', and he said 'Hi, most beautiful womanof Brazil'.
The kept on talking, and he asked when they could meet. But shereally didn't have time, from monday to saturday. Ayrton asked 'andwhat about sunday'. Again Xuxa said she couldn't, because she didn'tknow the time of her flight to return. . Ayrton had arranged hisplane to go and get her. She agreed, and returned with some of hercolleagues. And in the plane there was a sweet card for her from Senna.
When she returned she called him and said she was very tired. And heasked 'What time does it take for me to get at your house' she replied'15 min'. He said, 'I'll be there in 5 min.'. And in 5 min.he was there. He arrived with his wheels spinning and making noise, withsmoke coming out of them. Xuxa said he was really nervous, so was she.When they shook hand, it was really special. Then Xuxa's dog Zéfell in love with him. They talked a lot that night. And thenhe asked if he could see her the next day. She said she went to seeher grandmother, he replied 'I would like to meet her'. Xuxa thoughtshe was going to quick. When he left Xuxa's dog followed him. And Sennasaid 'This dog knows what's could for his boss'.
After that he participated at her show. They started to see eachother frequently. But nothing serious yet.
They started serious the 1st of January 1989. They spend the entireyear together. The next year (new year) Xuxa wanted to be alone,and decided to go to New York When she was preparing her bags, Ayrton wasthere trying to convince her to stay. When she arrived in New York and opened her bags, it was full of little notes from him, very beautiful,Xuxa said.
When she arrived at her place she was going to stay, nothing was there,no tv, no sofa, nothing in the kitchen.
She asked someone to go to New York for a tv. The trip shouldhave lasted 3 hours, but he returned in 1h 40 min. Xuxa thought somethingwas wrong. When she opened the door, the guy said, I found a tv,and another surprise. It was Ayrton, and had a large tv with himand a message 'Im in New York, because there is someone who I love there,and who loves me'.
She argued with him. 'We were pretty much the same' she said. She couldn't understand what was going on. 'I wanted a person likehim, and I thought everything he did was a lot, but he was choking me.' 'He gave me so much more then I ever excepted, but I needed time.' They separated 26th of March 1990.
He wanted someone to join him at the track, and she wanted someoneto join her at her business.
'I thought we would meet later' Xuxa said.
'I tried to talk to him various times, but didn't. It was mentto be for another life'.
Senna once said 'Only one time in my life, I thought about having afamily, with children and it was with her with Xuxa.
They never actually stopped seeing each other, because there is a picturetaken from the both of them hugging in 1991.
And I'm sure that if Senna ended his career he would go back to Xuxa.
Once when Senna went over to Xuxa, she was just having a interview,and Senna joined, and started talking about a dream he had, that he wouldlike to race with a F1 car for two person's so that he could take the loveof his life with him.
And he also talked, looking straight in her eyes, how he would liketo die right on the track. Xuxa still ha s that tape with her.
At his funeral Xuxa was walking beside his family. She got alongvery well with his family, and today she still is a good friend of Senna'ssister. Later in 1996/97, Xuxa bought Senna's Audi from his sister. I guess she wanted to have a souvenir of her one and only.
Most part of this story was told by Xuxa herself, at an interview withCaras (brazilian magazine). Another part is from Veja (another braz.magazine).
*Family
Family has always been very important to Senna. when he had the chance,he would call home during a Gp weekend, he would call almost every day. He only felt home when he was in Brasil, that's where he hs his familyand friends.
*Senna and Brasil
"I think that something I can do for my country is that everywhere in theworld I show my brazilian flag when I win. And particularly in Brasil,an incredible number of people follow racing. they are very enthusiasticas far as formula 1 is concerned, and everybody can watch it on television,whether they are poor or rich. Even in the 'Favelas' there is tv,so everyone can be part of Gp when I'm driving. People identify with me, so all my battles, my successes, my victories are also a little bittheir victories. And that does something for them... Amidst all thedifficulties in Brasil, every two weeks it gives them a entertainment,an occasion to feel themselves a part of this other world, an occasionto be happy. I believe that's important for people to have this senseof empathy and I feel that I have this link with them".
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