Roberta Close was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in December 1964 (although strangely her autobiography claims 1965). She was christened Luíz Roberto Gambine Moreira but in daily life uses Luiza Bambine Moreira, a name she legally adopted in Switzerland. Roberta Close is actually her stage name which she later adopted, "Close" apparently coming from the first magazine she modelled for. Since changing her name she's been fighting a highly publicised battle in Brazilian courts against a ban on her using the name Luiza and the gender "Female" on official Brazilian document which she has only recently won. The young Luíz was always a very pretty looking boy and began wearing women's clothing while still in his mid-teens, much to the dismay of his family and particularly his/her father. She also started to secretly have female hormone injections and Roberta briefly "worked the streets" of the Lapa district with the other 'travestis'. In 198...
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