Dandara was a transgender person who came out at age 18 and started taking hormones. She was a hairdresser in Sao Paulo. Dandara returned home at the age of 35 and moved in with her mother to care for her. Friends said she "was cheerful, good-humored and helpful. She was always respectful and respected person from the people of the places where she lived." She made a living selling used clothes, as well as helping his mother in the housework. Her dream was to open a hair salon in town and to ultimately own a car. "My son was loved wherever he went. Here everyone on the street played with him, the street sweepers, the bakery girls, the whole world," says the mother. She was violently murdered. Five of the attackers were sentenced to a combined total of 83 years in 2018. Predeceased by her brother Sheila also transgender. Survived by her mother Francisca Ferreira de Vasconcelos and brother Ricardo Vasconcelos. Birth name was Cleilson Antonio Ferreira Vasconcelos. Dandara was 42.
Dandara was a transgender person who came out at age 18 and started taking hormones. She was a hairdresser in Sao Paulo. Dandara returned home at the age of 35 and moved in with her mother to care for her. Friends said she "was cheerful, good-humored and helpful. She was always respectful and respected person from the people of the places where she lived." She made a living selling used clothes, as well as helping his mother in the housework. Her dream was to open a hair salon in town and to ultimately own a car. "My son was loved wherever he went. Here everyone on the street played with him, the street sweepers, the bakery girls, the whole world," says the mother. She was violently murdered. Five of the attackers were sentenced to a combined total of 83 years in 2018. Predeceased by her brother Sheila also transgender. Survived by her mother Francisca Ferreira de Vasconcelos and brother Ricardo Vasconcelos. Birth name was Cleilson Antonio Ferreira Vasconcelos. Dandara was 42.
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