Áurea Carolina

Áurea Carolina
Carolina in 2019
Federal Deputy from Minas Gerais
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2019
City Councillor of Belo Horizonte
In office 1 January 2017 – 9 November 2018
Personal details
Born	(1983-11-20) 20 November 1983 (age 41) Tucuruí, Pará, Brazil
Political party	PSOL (2015–present)
Alma mater	Federal University of Minas Gerais Autonomous University of Barcelona
Profession	Social scientist, political scientist

Áurea Carolina de Freitas e Silva (born 20 November 1983) is a Brazilian politician, political scientist and sociologist. Although born in Pará, she has spent her political career representing Minas Gerais, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.[1]

Personal life

Carolina holds a degree in social sciences from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, a specialist degree in gender and equality from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and a master's degree in political science from the Federal University of Minas Gerais.[1]

In March 2019, Carolina was recognized as one of the 100 most influential black Brazilians in politics.[2]

She identifies as an Afro-Brazilian, feminist, and supporter of LGBT rights.[3]

Political career

Carolina was the most voted candidate in the 2016 election for the council of Belo Horizonte, receiving 17,420 votes.[3][4]

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.[5]

References

1. "ÁUREA CAROLINA – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2019.
2. Trajano, Humberto (22 March 2019). "Deputada federal Áurea Carolina está entre os 100 jovens negros mais influentes do mundo na política" [Federal deputy Áurea Carolina is among the 100 most influential black young people in the world in politics] (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
3. Augusto, Leonardo (3 October 2016). "Vereadora mais votada em Belo Horizonte é negra e jovem" (in Portuguese). Estado de São Paulo. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
4. Malheiro, Franco; Moreira, Ana Paula (2 October 2016). "Áurea Carolina conquista primeira vaga do PSOL em BH" (in Portuguese). O Tempo. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
5. Cherem, Carlos Eduardo (10 October 2016). "Vamos aquilombar as instituições, diz 5ª deputada federal mais votada em MG" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2019.