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Name: Ricardo e Vânia
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Author: Chico Felitti

This biography reconstructs the remarkable life of Ricardo Correa da Silva, popularly dubbed "Fofão da Augusta" for his clownish antics along São Paulo’s Augusta and Paulista streets. Formerly a salon owner fluent in French and English, Ricardo was a prolific street artist, drag queen, and charismatic figure in the city’s underground during the 1970s and 1980s. After a period of homelessness and renunciation, he resurfaced as a persona shaped by extensive plastic surgery. The narrative also follows Vânia Munhoz, a Brazilian living in France who once used the name Vagner and became Ricardo’s significant other. The book details their intertwined journeys, the cultural milieu of São Paulo’s counterculture, and the impact of Ricardo’s story on Brazilian society.

First publish date: 2019

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: Chico Felitti

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