Name: Vivian Recchia Gibeli
Nickname: Yumi – because her hair is very similar to Yumi’s hair (of “Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Show”). “In college, everybody calls me ‘Yumi’ ”, not Vivi, Vi or anything like it.
Age: 18
Major: Publicity & Propaganda
Year: 2018
Hometown: São Caetano do Sul
Sign: Gemini
Favorite color: All colors we have in the rainbow
Preference: Boys
Status: In love, dating Murilo Bernegossi
Hidden preference: I’m vegetarian.
Favorite song: All songs from “Falling in Reverse”.
One animal: Cat. I have two cats, but could live surrounded by cats because they are the cutest animals in the world.
Do you have any hidden hobby or talent?Yes. I am a good photographer. I have always loved photos and I took a course in 2012. From that moment on, I’ve started to search about design. It was a kind of incentive to make me choose Publicity & Propaganda.
One of Vivian’s photographs
Surprising fact about you: I’ve studied a lot about sexuality. In my adolescence, I did not identify with being either a girl or a boy. It was kind of a self-discovering experience. This division in two categories calls my attention. It’s very binary that we have to fit only into feminine or masculine gender. It’s something that everyone should think about and pay more attention to. Another reality, another world, another idea. Today, I consider myself as “queer”.
So, tell me more about “queer”* definition: It is an umbrella term sometimes used by LGBTQA people to refer to the community in general. Some people say “queer” to mention the idea of the labels and categories such as lesbian, gay, bisexual …
(*It is important to say that this concept is similar to “genderqueer” and that “queer” is an in-group term, a word that can be considered offensive to some people, depending on the country, age, relationship.)
And did you suffer being considered different?Well, I don’t think so. Honestly, I’ve changed all my life since I left high school. My clothes, my hair, my way. I believe that I couldn’t be myself until I’ve decided to be more like I am now and not like people expected me to be. So, I guess that the prejudice didn’t affect me actually. Just in the beginning of the year, when some people said bad words to me and to my boyfriend because we are a different couple.
What’s the most surprising thing about Cásper Líbero? They are open! I mean, when I started college, I could be myself without being afraid! Cásper Líbero’s students are very happy with themselves. We have lots and lots of seminaries and group discussion with Lisandra, the feminist group, for example. Plus, you don’t have to be a girl to be in the group. Following this, we may overcome prejudices.
How do you feel about feminism?I support it! It is a way to change the idea that society has about girls. We have so many types of girls, somemany differences and there is not a perfect woman!
What’s the best part of being here? Cásper Líbero is a very unique place. People have style, interests in common and through conversation and dialogue we focus on supporting each other and not fighting.