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Victor De Wolf

Victor De Wolf

ILGALAC

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Victor De Wolf (he/him) is a gay, cisgender, communist man with a degree in Cultural Production and a Master’s degree from the Culture and Territoriality Program. He was born and lives in the city of Niterói, in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

An activist in the LGBTQIA+ movement for over two decades, he helped found the Grupo Diversidade Niterói in 2004. In 2009, he began coordinating the Youth Collective of ABGLT and joined the organisation’s board in 2011. He has served as the organisation’s secretary-general and secretary of international relations, and became its president in 2024.

In addition to his work in the social movement, he has a broad and recognised professional experience in public cultural management: he has served as Secretary of Culture for the city where he resides, and currently directs one of the most important museums in the country — the Museum of Contemporary Art of Niterói.

 

Organisation: ABGLT – Brazilian LGBTI Association