The 32-year-old Greenpeace activist and biologist, Ana Paula Maciel, has posed nude for Brazil's Playboy.
Maciel was aboard the Arctic Sunrise last September to protest drilling for oil, when the ship was boarded by soldiers carrying assault rifles who rappelled from helicopters and seized by the Russian government.
Those on board the ship became known as the Arctic 30 as they were put in Russian jail and accused of criminal acts.
Ana Paula Maciel was the first to be released from custody on Nov. 20 after Greenpeace paid her bail.
In December, all of the activists were granted amnesty and all the foreign activists were granted exit Visas to leave Russia.
The idea for the Brazilian activist to pose for Playboy was mentioned by a fashion photographer, André Sanseverino, to Maciel's lawyer when she was still behind bars, facing criminal charges.
At first Maciel rejected the idea, but apparently had a change of heart while doing time, according to Vocativ. When Muciel was released in November, she met with Sanseverino in Brazil.
"André said I was an attractive woman, and I also took care to keep in shape, working out at the gym," she said to Vocativ.
"I talked it over with the [Greenpeace] crew," Maciel said. "Everyone backed me."
She said the other Greenpeace activists encouraged her: "Go ahead and do it. Do it really well and do something good with the money."
It has not been revealed how much Maciel made for the photoshoot, but she said she plans to use the money to fund her dream to start a wildlife shelter for birds and other endangered Brazilian fauna.
"I have invitations to speak in Brazil about environmental sustainability and wildlife preservation," Maciel said when asked what her future holds. "I might do that for a while, depending on the fallout from the magazine. People recognize me in the streets now and tell me how much they support what I'm doing."
Maciel also said she isn't too worried about criticism over the spread. "I'm not worried about false moralism," she said to Vocativ. "We live in a culture where nudity is accepted. Besides, if Globeleza can dance naked on television, why not me?"