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 state) ...

, she has spent her political career representing

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

, 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 ( pt, Universidade Federal de 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 sim ...

, a specialist degree in gender and equality from the

Autonomous University of Barcelona The Autonomous University of Barcelona ( ca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; , es, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona; UAB), is a public university mostly located in Cerdanyola del Vallès, near the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. ...

, 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 ( pt, afro-brasileiros; ) are Brazilians who have predominantly African ancestry (see "Black people#Brazil, preto"). Most members of another group of people, Pardo Brazilians, multiracial Brazilians or ''pardos'', may also have a ...

, Marxist, 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 sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

, 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.

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1983 births Living people People from Pará Brazilian political scientists Brazilian 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 LGBT rights activists Brazilian politicians of African descent Afro-Brazilian feminists Brazilian women in politics Women political scientists {{Brazil-politician-stub