MC Carol

Carolina de Oliveira Lourenço was born in the city of Niterói, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, having lived on the Morro do Preventório.^[3]

As a solo artist, she started to gain notoriety after the release of a few singles and internet releases.^[4] Her first hit was with the song "Bateu uma Onda Forte" ("It Kicked Hard"). Afterwards, the singer and composer also gained notoriety with "Jorginho Me Empresta a 12" ("Jorginho Give Me the Shotgun"), "Liga pro Samu" ("Call the 911")^[5] and "Não Foi Cabral" ("It Wasn't Cabral" [who discovered Brazil]), with lyrics that raise a discussion about the history of Brazil taught in the education system.^[6]

Subsequently, MC Carol announced the release of her first studio album, Bandida ("Bandit").^[7] As a preview, the artist released two singles: the first one was the song "Delação Premiada" ("Plea Bargaining"), produced by Leo Justi^[8] and the second one was "100% Feminista" ("100% Feminist"), with the singer Karol Conka.^[7][9] The album was released on the digital platforms on October 28, 2016.^[10]

She ran unsuccessfully in the 2018 Brazilian elections for Rio de Janeiro state representative on the Brazilian Communist Party ticket.^[11][12] She had discussed running with Rio de Janeiro city councilor Marielle Franco prior to the latter's assassination and announced her candidacy shortly after Franco was assassinated.^[13]

• 2016: Bandida