BACKGROUND

Puma Camillê is a Black, trans, multidisciplinary artist who has built an international career by fusing capoeira—practiced since childhood—with the languages of ballroom culture. Born in Campinas (São Paulo) and based in Salvador (Bahia), her work transforms the body into political territory, blending the ancestral rhythm of the berimbau with the aesthetic precision of vogue, in dialogue with the global scene, pop culture, and Afro-diasporic and Pindoramic knowledge. Her practice challenges gender binaries and colonial structures, proposing artistic approaches centered on care, self-esteem, and collectivity. She is co-founder of Casa Cultural Axé Vogue and creator of the Capoeira para Todes movement, as well as South American Princess of the Haus of Basquiat.