Leci Brandão

She received other awards during her career and, in the 1980s, she became a popular commentator for Brazil's TV channel's coverage of famous samba school carnival parades. One of Leci Brandão's latest performances was in 2005 with Raça Brasileira: 20 Anos (DVD: 'Raca Brasileira', rated NR, one hour/2005) with many other Brazilian samba greats (i.e. Beth Carvalho, Arlindo Cruz, Almir Guineto, etc.). She came out as gay in an interview in 1978. She has lent her name, voice and cache by performing in LGBT events against homophobia. In the 2012 carnival, she was honored by the Escola de samba Académicos del Tatuapé.

• Name — Leci Brandão • Office — State Deputy of São Paulo • Term Start — March 15, 2011 • Constituency — At-large • Birth Name — Leci Brandão da Silva • Born — 12 September 1944 • Birthplace — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Party — PCdoB (since 2010) • Occupation — Musician, singer, composer, actress, politician • Website — http: www.lecibrandao.com.br/

She was a councillor on race equality and women's rights for President Lula's first government. In February 2010, Leci Brandão joined the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) and ran for State Representative for the state of São Paulo, being elected with over 85,000 votes, reelected in 2014 with 71,000 votes, in 2018 with over 64,000, and in 2022 with 90,496 votes. With her last re-election, Leci became the first black woman to serve 4 consecutive terms in the history of ALESP. As a parliamentarian, Leci Brandão claims to be dedicated to promoting racial equality, respect for religions of African matrix, and Brazilian culture. The second black congresswoman in the history of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo (the first was Dr. Theodosina Rosário Ribeiro), Leci also raises the issue of indigenous and quilombola populations, youth, women, and the LGBTQ+ segment. And in 2019, Leci was one of the deputies to sign the PL of the project "Menstruation without taboo", which aimed to combat menstrual poverty through the distribution of pads for women in poverty along the lines of countries like Scotland.

• 1996: Xica da Silva • 2007: Antônia: O Filme • 2010: Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora é Outro • 2015: O Samba

Leci Brandão is classed in the genre música popular brasileira. Recorded with the occupation politician. Classed in the genre samba. Recorded as having received Bertha Lutz Prize and Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil).