Education
Universidade Federal da Bahia.
journalist politician university professor
Universidade Federal da Bahia.
Due to this, he has been compared to Harvey Milk, an early openly gay politician in the United States of America and iconic gay rights activist. Wyllys was born in Alagoinhas, in the north-eastern state of Bahia, one of seven children. His mother was a washerwoman and his father, a car painter who suffered from alcoholism.
Wyllys attended a boarding school which gave him the opportunity to get a better education than the average child in his village.
Wyllys later moved to Salvador and completed his degree in journalism. He first rose to fame after becoming the finalist in the Brazilian reality television show, Big Brother Brazil.
He was the first openly gay participant in the show, which caused a lot of controversy amongst fans and participants alike. Political career.
In 2010 Wyllys was elected a federal Member of Parliament, representing the Socialism and Freedom party.
He is also notable as being Brazil"s second openly gay member of parliament. (Clodovil Hernandes was the first openly gay elected member of Parliament, but unlike Wyllys, Clodovil was not a gay rights activist, ie he was opposed to Same-sex marriage).