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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. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Passistas lead a marching band for the entire length of the Carnival parade.

Morena was born in and grew up in Duque de Caxias, ^{[2] [3]} a suburb city of Rio de Janeiro, and danced from a young age. ^[1] By the age of nine, she felt out of place in the male body she was born with. ^{[2] [3]} She left home by sixteen ^[3] and was alienated from her family because her father did not accept her gender identity. ^[2] Later, she would visit her mother, who provided her with women's clothes and makeup. ^[2]

As a singer, Morena formerly performed as part of a transgender group named As Peguetes, ^[6] and more recently performs as half of the funk duo Karlos & Marcelly Morena. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2016, she was invited by her Samba school Acadêmicos do Grande Rio to dance as their Carnival passista. ^[5]

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"). ^[5]

• Morena's Instagram account
• Karlos & Marcelly Morena on Soundcloud