Tifanny Abreu (born October 29, 1984) is a Brazilian volleyball player. She was the first

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to play in the

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. Before playing in women's championships, she competed as a man for Superliga A and B in Brazil, and other championships in the leagues of Indonesia, Portugal, Spain, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. While in JTV Dero Zele-Berlare, Abreu decided to complete her gender transition. In 2017, she received permission from the International Volleyball Federation to compete in women's leagues. In 2018, Abreu ran as a candidate for the

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. In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ

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, ''

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'' named her among the fifty heroes "leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people".

Clubs

Personal life

She is currently married to football player Victor Emmanoel Metz.

References

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