Expert Bio

Claudielle Pavão da Silva is a history teacher for the public school system of the city of Rio de Janeiro and a historian. She is in the second year of her doctorate in History at the Universidade Federal Rural of Rio de Janeiro. Her research focuses on prostitution, sexuality, gender and race relations in Rio de Janeiro between the 1960s and 1970s. Da Silva also belongs to the research groups Intelectuais Negras (UFRJ), Degenera (UERJ) and Pós Abolição (UFRRJ).

Wilson Center Project

A Snapshot of the Status of Women in Brazil 2019