Áurea Carolina de Freitas e Silva (born 20 November 1983) is a Brazilian politician, political scientist and sociologist. Although born in

Pará Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...

, she has spent her political career representing

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.

Personal life

Carolina holds a degree in social sciences from the

Federal University of Minas Gerais The Federal University of Minas Gerais (, UFMG) is a federalIn the Brazilian Higher Education context, ''Federal'' does not mean ''collegiate'' (even though most Federal Universities in Brazil enjoy a similarly collegiate system), but it means ...

, a specialist degree in gender and equality from the

Autonomous University of Barcelona The Autonomous University of Barcelona (; Spanish: ; ; UAB) is a public university mostly located in Cerdanyola del Vallès, near the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. , the university consists of 57 departments in the experimental, lif ...

, and a master's degree in political science from the

. In March 2019, Carolina was recognized as one of the 100 most influential black Brazilians in politics. She identifies as an

Afro-Brazilian Afro-Brazilians (; ), also known as Black Brazilians (), are Brazilians of total or predominantly Sub-Saharan African ancestry. Most multiracial Brazilians also have a range of degree of African ancestry. Brazilians whose African features are mo ...

, feminist, and supporter of LGBT rights.

Political career

Carolina was the most voted candidate in the 2016 election for the council of

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte is the List of largest cities in Brazil, sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.3 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. It is the List of cities in Sout ...

, receiving 17,420 votes. Carolina was elected to the federal chamber of deputies in the 2018 election, the fifth most voted candidate in the state of Minas Gerais, with 162,740 votes.

References

1983 births Living people People from Tucuruí Brazilian political scientists Brazilian sociologists Brazilian women sociologists Brazilian Marxists Autonomous University of Barcelona alumni Socialism and Liberty Party politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Minas Gerais Members of the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais Brazilian LGBTQ rights activists Afro-Brazilian politicians Afro-Brazilian feminists Brazilian women political scientists 21st-century Brazilian women politicians {{Brazil-Deputy-stub