Letrux

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Novaes studied acting at the Casa de Artes das Laranjeiras and literature at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.^[1] She approached music as a teenager, learning to play the guitar as a self-taught musician and founding the rock band Leticias and later the electronic music group Menage à trois.^[2] In 2008, she formed with her then boyfriend Lucas Vasconcellos the duo Letuce [pt; it], with whom she recorded 3 albums.^[1][2]

In 2017, she embarked on a solo career, adopting the pseudonym Letrux.^[1][2][3] Her debut album, Letrux em Noite de Climão, won the Multishow Brazilian Music Award in the Best Album category.^[1] The album was also included in the list of the 10 best Brazilian albums of 2017 published by Rolling Stone.^[4] In 2020, she released her second album, Letrux aos Prantos;^[5][6][7] the album was nominated for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album at the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards.^[8] Her album Letrux como Mulher Girafa was chosen by the Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte as one of the 50 best Brazilian albums of 2023.^[9]

As an actress, Novaes took part to several films and TV-series starting from 2010. Also a writer, in 2015 she published a collection of poems entitled Zaralha: Abri a Minha Pasta.^[1]