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Pabllo Vittar: The drag queen-superstar fighting for equality in Brazil

By Michael Levitt
Published June 20, 2022 at 4:32 PM EDT
Pabllo Vittar performs during WorldPride NYC 2019 on Pride Island in New York City.
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Pabllo Vittar performs during WorldPride NYC 2019 on Pride Island in New York City.

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Michael Levitt
Michael Levitt is a news assistant for All Things Considered who is based in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Political Science. Before coming to NPR, Levitt worked in the solar energy industry and for the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C. He has also travelled extensively in the Middle East and speaks Arabic.
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