annet-50331903 @annet-50331903
I was born in Rio de Janeiro to a middle-class family and grew up with my younger brother. My parents divorced when I was ten years old, and after that, things changed dramatically within our household. We had to move to a small apartment on the outskirts of town due to financial difficulties. It has been an incredibly challenging journey but I've learned so much from it all.
I never really got into music, but my father used to play guitar when he was younger and would often sing along with Brazilian classic songs like Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 or Jorge Ben Jor. After the divorce, we no longer had access to those kinds of things in our new home so I found myself listening more frequently to electronic dance music at parties instead.
Life wasn't always easy but what kept me going was my passion for dancing and performing arts - especially hip-hop which has been a huge part of Brazilian culture since way back when. Dancing allowed me to express myself freely without fear, even if it meant being ridiculed or bullied by others; though I do remember one particularly harsh experience involving some older boys at school who mocked me mercilessly while we were all practicing our moves in gym class during lunchtime recess... anyway, enough about that for now.
