Áurea Carolina
{{Short description|Brazilian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Áurea Carolina
| image = Áurea Carolina em fevereiro de 2019 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Carolina in 2019
| alt =
| office = Federal Deputy from Minas Gerais
| term_start = 1 February 2019
| term_end =
| office1 = City Councillor of Belo Horizonte
| term_start1 = 1 January 2017
| term_end1 = 9 November 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|11|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tucuruí, Pará, Brazil
| party = PSOL (2015–present)
| alma_mater = Federal University of Minas Gerais
Autonomous University of Barcelona
| profession = Social scientist, political scientist
}}
Áurea Carolina de Freitas e Silva (born 20 November 1983) is a Brazilian politician, political scientist and sociologist. Although born in Pará, she has spent her political career representing Minas Gerais, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.{{cite web|title=ÁUREA CAROLINA – Biografia|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/deputados/204509/biografia|work=Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil|language=Portuguese|accessdate=27 June 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.{{cite web|title=Deputada federal Áurea Carolina está entre os 100 jovens negros mais influentes do mundo na política|url=https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2019/03/22/deputada-federal-aurea-carolina-esta-entre-os-100-jovens-negros-mais-influentes-do-mundo-na-politica.ghtml|trans-title=Federal deputy Áurea Carolina is among the 100 most influential black young people in the world in politics|language= Portuguese|publisher=O Globo|date=22 March 2019|accessdate=27 June 2019|first=Humberto|last=Trajano}}
She identifies as an Afro-Brazilian, feminist, and supporter 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.{{cite web|title=Vereadora mais votada em Belo Horizonte é negra e jovem|url=https://politica.estadao.com.br/noticias/eleicoes,vereadora-mais-votada-em-belo-horizonte-e-negra-e-jovem,10000079907|first1=Leonardo|last1=Augusto|publisher=Estado de São Paulo|date=3 October 2016|accessdate=27 June 2019|language=Portuguese}}{{cite web|title=Áurea Carolina conquista primeira vaga do PSOL em BH|url=https://www.otempo.com.br/hotsites/elei%C3%A7%C3%B5es-2016/%C3%A1urea-carolina-conquista-primeira-vaga-do-psol-em-bh-1.1380197|first1=Franco|last1=Malheiro|first2=Ana Paula|last2=Moreira|publisher=O Tempo|date=2 October 2016|accessdate=27 June 2019|language=Portuguese}}
Carolina was elected to the federal chamber of deputies in the 2018 election, the fifth most voted candidate in the state of Minas Gerais, with 162,740 votes.{{cite web|title=Vamos aquilombar as instituições, diz 5ª deputada federal mais votada em MG|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/eleicoes/2018/noticias/2018/10/10/vamos-aquilombar-as-instituicoes-diz-5-deputada-federal-mais-votada-em-mg.htm|first1=Carlos Eduardo|last1=Cherem|publisher=|date=10 October 2016|accessdate=27 June 2019|language=Portuguese}}
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Category:Brazilian political scientists
Category:Brazilian sociologists
Category:Brazilian women sociologists
Category:Autonomous University of Barcelona alumni
Category:Socialism and Liberty Party politicians
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Minas Gerais
Category:Members of the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais
Category:Brazilian LGBTQ rights activists
Category:Brazilian politicians of African descent
Category:Afro-Brazilian feminists
Category:Brazilian women political scientists
Category:21st-century Brazilian women politicians
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