ʃiː ɪz kˈɑːnstəntli mˈɛnʃənd ɪnðə mˈiːdiːə æz wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst bɹæzˈɪliən ˈaɪkɑːnz ænd wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈeɪn sˈɛks sˈɪmbəlz ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi bᵻtwˌiːn ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə bˌiːɪŋ ɐ paɪənˈɪɹ ʌv tɹænsfˈɛmɪnˌɪzəm ɪn hɜː nˈeɪɾɪv kˈʌntɹi.
She is constantly mentioned in the media as one of the greatest Brazilian icons and one of the main sex symbols in the country between the 1980s and 1990s, in addition to being a pioneer of transfeminism in her native country.