Renata Carvalho
She is trained in social sciences, and has dubbed herself a transpologist,[a] a combination of the terms transgender and anthropologist to describe her work on trans experiences and bodies.[4] She is a travesti, and began her gender transition while working as a volunteer against sexually transmitted infections in 2007.[5] In theatre, she has appeared in Body Your Autobiography,[4] Manifesto Transpofágico (2012),[6] Domínio Público,[7] The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven (2016)[5][8] and Dentro de Mim Mora Outra (Inside Me Lives Another, 2013).[5][8] This brought Carvalho to wider recognition and caused controversy, including being banned in several cities in the country, such as Jundiaí, Salvador and Rio de Janeiro.[21] She was also nominanted for the Shell Theater Award for Best Actress [pt] for Um Inimigo do Povo (An Enemy of the People, 2023).