Luiza Coppieters

Luiza Coppieters
Born (1979-07-06) 6 July 1979
São Paulo, Brazil
EducationUniversity of São Paulo
OccupationsProfessor of philosophy, municipal politician, LGBTQ+ activist, feminist
Political party
Socialism and Liberty Party

Luiza Coppieters (born 6 July 1979) is a Brazilian professor of philosophy, municipal politician, LGBTQ+ activist, and feminist.[1] She is affiliated with the Socialism and Liberty Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialismo e Liberdade), for which she ran for city councilor in São Paulo in 2016,[2] and she became an alternate councilor. She is a trans woman, and was considered one of the ten most influential LGBTQ+ personalities in São Paulo in 2016.[3] She was one of 84 trans candidates who ran for office in the 2016 municipal elections.[4]

She holds a 2004 degree in philosophy from the University of São Paulo.[5]

Coppieters was fired from the private school where she taught in June 2015, a few months after publicly coming out as transgender in November 2014.[5] Coppieters was a member of the municipal council for LGBT policies in the city of São Paulo.

References

  1. ↑ "Luiza Coppieters". Brasilpost.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-10-08.
  2. ↑ "Professora Luiza Coppieters 50222 PSOL (Vereador) São Paulo - Guia Eleições 2016" [Professor Luiza Coppieters is a candidate for city councilor in São Paulo/SP for the PSOL party]. Guia de Candidatos – Eleições 2016 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Os 10 LGBT Mais Influentes de São Paulo em 2016" [The 10 Most Influential LGBT People in São Paulo in 2016]. Guia Gay São Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  4. ↑ "Candidaturas transexuais aumentam e ganham visibilidade Brasil afora". Folha de S.Paulo. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  5. 1 2 Salvadori, Fausto (July 21, 2015). "Como Luizão, deu aula no Anglo por 5 anos. Ao virar Luiza, foi demitida" [As Luizão, she taught at Anglo for 5 years. When she became Luiza, she was fired]. Ponte Jornalismo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2026-06-11.


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