Thais Carla da Rocha dos Santos was born in
Nova Iguaçu,
Rio de Janeiro, on 15 October 1991. From the age of four to sixteen, she studied
classical ballet. At fourteen, she founded, alongside her sister, the
dance academy Academia Studio de Dança Simone Rocha. In 2009, she participated in the segment Se Vira nos 30 on the program
Domingão do Faustão, broadcast by
TV Globo, and won a prize of for dancing a
hip hop song. In 2012, she joined the ballet of the program
Legendários, where she was nicknamed "
Gordinha Esquema" () and remained there for about four years. In 2015, she participated in
Além do Peso. Since then, she has become a notable figure in the VIP boxes during Carnival, including in
Salvador. On 18 November 2021, she participated in the
São Paulo Fashion Week. In January 2022, she launched a mini-collection of curtain bikinis for plus-sized individuals. Santos is also a partner and owner of Alitasex, a brand of sensual products featuring an exclusive line of
lingeries and costumes for plus-sized individuals.
Lawsuits Santos constantly receives
fat-shaming attacks from Internet users. According to her, legal action is the way to combat these attacks: "those who slander me hinder my work". In October 2021, comedian Leo Lins was ordered to pay for moral damages in a lawsuit that Santos filed against him for fat shaming. She said: "He ridiculed me with various prejudiced and fatphobic phrases. This was the first time that a judge directly upheld the conviction for the violation of fatphobia in the foreground, which is an excellent win for all fat people." In March 2022, she won a court injunction forcing presenter
Danilo Gentili to delete photos of the dancer from his social networksshe had filed a lawsuit for fat shaming,
hedonic damages and
misuse of the images in the posts. Santos sued
filmmaker Pietro Krauss for using her image without authorization, after which she was repeatedly harassed in the comments. As well as asking for the video to be deleted, under penalty of a fine, the influencer asked for in damages. In September 2022, the court denied Santos's request for a preliminary injunction and kept the video on the air. On 20 September 2024, the lawsuit was dismissed on the grounds that the video addressed a topic of public interest and was not personally offensive. Santos appealed on the grounds of lack of resources, but the Bahia Court of Justice upheld the decision, recognizing Pietro's freedom of speech. In the
second instance, Santos suffered another defeat, and the decision was upheld. She was ordered to pay a fee of 20% of the value of the case, suspended due to free legal aid. In May 2022, she announced that she had sued nursing technician Letícia Bastos, who had criticized some of her statements about fat shaming. On November 25, the specialist was ordered to pay . A month later, the parties reached an agreement to define the form of payment. However, the nurse lied on her social networks saying that she had won the case. On 5 February 2023, days before Carnival, Santos posted on social media a photo of herself dressed as
Globeleza. The
Bolsonarist federal deputy
Nikolas Ferreira responded: "They took away the beauty, and only
Globo was left". Because of the post, he was accused of fat shaming. After the criticism, he recorded an ironic video saying: "What was I thinking calling a fat woman fat? I should have treated obesity as romance, as empowerment, not as a disease. Since when, in the 21st century, is having your own opinion a thing, right?". She then posted a photo in which she simulates her own face on a fat body and wrote: "Okay, now I have a place to speak". Santos' lawyers informed her that they were going to sue the congressman for in damages for moral harm and improper use of her image. In October 2024, the Bahia
Public Prosecutor's Office initiated a case against Santos for her involvement in promoting
games of chance through her social media platforms. == Personal life ==