Áurea Carolina


Áurea Carolina de Freitas e Silva is a Brazilian politician as well as a political scientists and sociologists. Although born in Pará, she has spent her political career representing Minas Gerais, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.

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.
In March 2019, Carolina was recognized as one of the 100 most influential black Brazilians in politics.
She identifies as an Afro-Brazilian, Marxist, feminist, and supported of LGBT rights.

Political career

Carolina was the most voted candidate in the 2016 election for the council of Belo Horizonte, receiving 17,420 votes.
In the 2018 election Carolina was the fifth most voted candidate in the state of Minas Gerais, with 162,740, being elected to the federal chamber of deputies.