Marcelly Morena

Marcelly Morena (born c.1986) is a Brazilian singer and samba dancer who, in 2016, became the first transgender woman to dance as a passista in Rio de Janeiro's Carnival. and more recently performs as half of the funk duo Karlos & Marcelly Morena.

In 2016, she was invited by her Samba school Acadêmicos do Grande Rio to dance as their Carnival passista.

In 2018, she became a spokesperson for Rio Sem Homophobia ("Rio without homophobia"), an education and outreach program by Rio's Centro de Cidadania LGBT ("LGBT Citizenship Centre").