Legacy of a Cangaceira Witch

March 6, 2023
Photo Credits: Isis Broken
Photo Credits: Isis Broken @isisbroken | Photo by Alex Lihue @ph.lihue

Nexxt: To start, could you tell me a little about yourself? Where are you from, how did you discover your passion for the arts, and how has it influenced your personal growth?

I am a black trans woman from Sergipe, Brazil, and I am also a cangaceira witch, a legacy passed down from my great-grandfather who was a coiteiro in Lampião’s troupe. I feel that I have a legacy to carry and showcase, the legacy of my grandfather, my family, and many people who have worked with me. I want to showcase and talk about my ancestry, which is also the theme of my first album, and bring an updated vision of the cangaço, as a symbol of power for the people of the Northeast region of Brazil.

Photos Credits: Isis Broken @isisbroken | Photo by Alex Lihue @ph.lihue | Designer by Carlos Estranho @carlosestranho

Nexxt: Speaking a little more about being a witch from the cane bandits, why did you choose to identify yourself as such and take this as the name of your album?

As a trans woman, I already have to be a witch. And witchcraft did indeed exist in the cane bandits; it was something very strong and significant, and because I carry it with me, I also want to dispel some beliefs that people have about the “cangaço.” Some people see them as bandits, and it was not like that. Additionally, I see that syncretism is very strong in the Northeast, and I want to celebrate this as well.

Photos Credits: Isis Broken @isisbroken | Photo by Alex Lihue @ph.lihue | Designer Dress by Ellias Kaleb @studioelliaskaleb

Nexxt: Your first album had love as an important theme, and I wanted to know how you arrived at this theme and why you chose it.

It was impossible to talk about anything else other than love because love permeates everything. I spent a lot of time writing this album, so it speaks of many experiences and many loves, personal, intimate, heartbreaks, and self-love as well. But it is not just that; the album also echoes some pains because it is in the pains that we are reconstructed. We talk a lot about deconstruction, but now we are living among ruins, so we must also know how to rebuild.

Photos Credits: Isis Broken @isisbroken | Photo by Alex Lihue @ph.lihue

Nexxt: Besides your growing career as a singer, you have recently been focusing on building a name as an actress. Did you always have this desire, or did it just happen? What else can we expect to see from you in the future?

I think there has always been a natural path to acting because being a singer has a lot of that in the music videos and even on stage. It’s a desire I’ve always had, but I never really pursued it until the opportunity came up to participate in a project at Globo. I liked it a lot because I think we see more representation of southern trans people, and I want to bring that cultural legacy by being in a forefront place as the first trans person from Sergipe to participate in something on the network. I am using this moment as an actress to have the opportunity to also shed light on some things, and I want to dedicate myself to that, but I won’t disconnect from my career as a singer.

Photos Credits: Isis Broken @isisbroken | Photo by Alex Lihue @ph.lihue

Nexxt: And to finish, what was your goal when you chose to dedicate yourself to being an artist? What impact do you want to have on your audience?

I wanted to show northeastern representation, to tell other girls from the Northeast that they can also be artists, to bring regionality to the trans experience. With that, I believe I was able to build a personal impact that ended up reverberating in other bodies. Now I’m preparing a new release; it will be my first single post Bruxa Cangaceira, it will come with a change in aesthetics too, so stay tuned

Photos Credits: Isis Broken @isisbroken | Photo by Alex Lihue @ph.lihue

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