Artist • Performer • Mentor • Entrepreneur
VladPereira
From the favelas of Brazil to stages around the world.Resilient Spirit.
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My heart shattered into more pieces than there are stars in the sky
On leaving professional dance, 2013
A Life in Numbers
300+
Performers Directed
$70K+
Raised for Red Cross (MXN)
7
Partnerships with Chinese Universities
10+
Businesses Founded
3
Languages Spoken
3
Countries Called Home
The Journey
A Life Transformed
1988
Born in Brazil
Poverty. Bullying. Different from day one.
2006
Centro de Arte y Ballet
Ballet training in Mexico. The golden years begin.
2013
Career Ends
Heart shattered into more pieces than there are stars in the sky.
2022
Breakthrough
A shift in perspective. The good had always outweighed the bad.
2024
La Fille Mal Gardée
100+ performers. Norman Barrios. $20K to Mexican Red Cross.
The Portfolio
Building Tomorrow
Featured Writing
From Career Loss to Life Gain
Growing up in Brazil in poverty, unknowingly on the autism spectrum and visibly expressing gender fluidity was already quite a traumatic challenge. I was an outcast in school and suffered all kinds of bullying for my "weirdness."
However, at 12 years of age, I found a community where that weirdness was viewed as a beautiful uniqueness...
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Our wounds, when transformed through service, become sources of wisdom and empathy that can help heal others.
Vlad Pereira