Corpo Livre. Body and art as means of activism in Brazil

New forms of organizing social movements are debating the intersection of different social markers or axis of oppression, as gender, sexuality, class and race, problematizing sexual and gender norms. In this context, the collective A Revolta da Lâmpada (‘The Lamp’s Revolt’), in São Paulo, Brazil, claims to be a platform with intersectional horizon, creating a common denominator – the Corpo Livre (‘free body’) – among different identity groups without the hierarchization of agendas and delegitimization of it exclusive spaces. Through the celebration of their bodies occupying public spaces, the collective uses diverse artistic expressions to do activism, what is being called artivism. This paper intended to investigate what this platform means to its activists, exploring different debates on social movements, using intersectionality as analytical sensitive lens to assess how the collective put identity politics and intersectionality together, using artivism, while negotiating its agenda and organizing its actions. The study highlights how the collective goes beyond the debate on identity politics and uses the intersectional inspiration together with the body – and its emotions – as site of resistance, celebration and means of exploring artistic forms to practice their activism.