Remembering Our Dead

Camilla Rios

Camilla was shot dead in Rio das Pedras in the West Zone of Rio at dawn on Saturday 12th March. According to witnesses her killers were riding a motorcycle.

A [trans woman] was shot dead in Rio das Pedras, West Zone of Rio, at dawn on Saturday (12). [Deadname] dos Santos, known as Camilla Rios, 29, is from Recife, but lived in Rio de Janeiro . According to witnesses, she was shot by men riding a motorcycle.

TvT partner organisation Rede Trans Brasil & Em Tempo, 14.03.2016

https://homofobiamata.wordpress.com/2016/03/12/camilla-rios-tiros-rio-das-pedras-rj/

http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2016/03/travesti-e-morta-tiros-em-rio-das-pedras-zona-oeste-do-rio.html

https://odia.ig.com.br/rio-de-janeiro/2016-03-14/travesti-e-assassinada-a-tiros-em-rio-das-pedras.html

https://planettransgender.com/two-deaths-campaign-moving/

Report added: 18 Sep 2018. Last updated: 13 Jan 2021

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