I dream living in a world in which we can live without fear and injustice. Have the right to express ourselves through our passions and use them, to inspire and help other people change the world.
When I was nine, I found myself really disturbed seeing on the news, so many atrocities happening around the Earth. I couldn’t believe that innocent people, principally children, were suffering in the middle of wars and in locals at risk. They even had to “restart” their lives in places that they would not be in danger, run away from their countries to have the right to live. Like my family had to do. My “abuelito” (grandfather in Spanish) and his family escaped from Chile’s military coup in the 70’s. He wanted to be free, have the right to live in peace, so he came to Brazil and since then, part of my mom’s family grew up here.
Deeply analysing everything I saw on the TV and what happened to my family, I wrote a song called “Peace and Unity” and sent it to the UN Brazil. In a few days, I got a response, and started to receive more information of conflicts around the world and how I could help people in the way I could. So, I kept (and I keep) writing activists songs and promoting the right of liberty of expression, girls empowerment, humans rights…. Everything, through my art.
When I was eleven, I started to go on schools in my city, give lectures and, with the support of UN and UNHCR, collect donations for refugees that arrive in Brazil and are assisted from NGO’s and independent volunteer works. Now, in more than 7 years of performances, campaigns and lectures. I collected more than 3 tons of toys, books and clothes for refugees, immigrants and children at risk in three states, – São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul. Many people of my community, friends, students and even enterprises and factories helped me with donations. This campaign was created to help, bring back joy, welcome and connect people.
I believe that, being an “art-vist” means, that I can help influence and empower the youth through my songs and campaigns to be the positive change that we want to see in our present, while we build our future, expressing our deepest dreams and hopes, helping people, little by little.