“Fez Parte do Meu Show”, translated as “It Was Part of My Show”, is not merely a memoir, it is a raw, painful, and deeply human testimony of survival written by Alexandra Braga, also known as Alexandra Adriana Braga de Vasconcelos. The book unfolds like a life lived under constant spotlight, sometimes illuminated by applause, more often exposed to harsh judgment, misunderstanding, and violence. Alexandra invites the reader into a journey of self discovery that begins long before she had the words to name who she was, in a world that repeatedly told her she was wrong for existing as herself.
From early childhood, Alexandra sensed that something within her did not align with the roles imposed upon her. What initially appeared to her family as innocent play, wearing her mother’s shoes or experimenting with feminine gestures, soon became a source of tension and fear. Raised in a religious environment that interpreted difference as sin, she internalized shame and learned to deny her feelings. This inner conflict, so vividly described in the book, becomes one of its central themes. Alexandra does not romanticize this period. She writes about confusion, guilt, and the terror of believing she was condemned simply for being who she was.
