Tifanny Abreu (born Rodrigo Pereira de Abreu October 29, 1984)[2] is a Brazilian volleyball player. She was the first trans woman to play in the Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga.[3]
| Tifanny Abreu | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | Rodrigo Pereira de Abreu[1][2] October 29, 1984 |
| Hometown | Goiás, Brazil |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb)[2] |
Before playing in women's championships, she competed as a man for Superliga A and B in Brazil, and other championships in the leagues of Indonesia, Portugal, Spain, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. While in JTV Dero Zele-Berlare, Abreu decided to complete her gender transition. In 2017, she received permission from the International Volleyball Federation to compete in women's leagues.[3]
In 2018, Abreu ran as a candidate for the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party.[4]
In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ Pride parade, Queerty named her among the fifty heroes "leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people".[5][6]
Clubs
| Period | Club | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Esmoriz |  Portugal
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| 2014 | JTV Dero Zele-Berlare |  Belgium
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| 2017 | Golem Palmi |  Italy
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| 2017- | Vôlei Bauru |  Brazil
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Personal life
She is currently married to football player Victor Emmanoel Metz.[8]
References
- ^ "Brazil's transgender volleyball star eyes Congress seat". Daily Nation. July 4, 2020 [26 September 2018]. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Rodrigo Pereira de Abreu". WorldofVolley. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Primeira trans da Superliga sonha com seleção e diz que mãe confunde seu nome". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ Kaiser, Anna Jean (October 5, 2018). "'Why not?': Transgender candidate busts stereotypes in Brazil". BBC News. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Queerty Pride50 2020 Honorees". Queerty. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ Bull, Chris (June 18, 2020). "Meet the brave sports heroes of 2020 changing the world for the better". Queerty. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rodrigo virou Tiffany, o ícone transexual que agita o voleibol". www.dn.pt. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ Vasconcelos, Caê (December 29, 2021). "O pioneirismo involuntário de Tifanny, a primeira jogadora trans do vôlei brasileiro". ponte (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
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