I CHOSE TO BE ALBINO: interview with Roberto Rillo Biscaro

Abstract

Roberto Rillo Bíscaro is a professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo. He holds a bachelor's degree in Literature (Licenciate) from the Faculty of Philosophy Sciences and Letters of Penápolis (1993), a Master's degree in English and Northern English Languages and Literatures from the University of São Paulo (2002) and a Doctorate in Linguistic and Literary Studies in English from the University of São Paulo (2006). He is an activist and author of the book:  I chose to be albino (2012), one of the first works in Brazil to talk about albinism and identity. The interview was conducted and transcribed by Amanda Cristina Rodrigues dos Santos, an albino person, on September 9, 2021. Through a chat, in which his trajectory is addressed, the interviewee — also an albino person — talks a little about his life, from childhood to adulthood, recalling his fears, longings and overcoming, and narrates a little about his professional life in the midst of the challenges posed by society.