Camila Prins became the first transgender woman chosen to lead the drum section of a top samba school in one of Brazil's major Carnival parades.
As godmother of the drum section, Prins teamed up with a drum queen who has a similar role, and together they worked to dazzle fans in the Sambadrome bleachers with their beauty and sex appeal. Prins said she was counting on her penetrating brown eyes, long blond hair, strong legs, open smile and imposing breasts to help win points from the judges.
Drum queen Camila Prins from Colorado do Bras samba school performs perform during the second night of the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Feb. 23, 2020.Keila Simpson, president of Brazil’s National Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals, was happy Prins secured her prominent Carnival role, and said their community aims to make cases like hers the new normal.
Sao Paulo is trying to root out persecution of LGBTQ people during Carnival, and this year set up 20 tents spread among major street parties to handle cases of violence against the community. Psychologists, police officers and social workers are on hand until Wednesday for revelers who are victimized.
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