When, still in Portuguese, this interview is transcribed in gender-neutral language — the only possible way to do it — the software assumes it is an error. This detail is just one of the subtle but compelling signs of Marianne's importance. They are 24 years old, born and raised in Switzerland. Before Lisbon, there was Berlin and Paris, Economics, Law and, when they finally came to Portugal, a degree in Journalism. Now, they are finishing their Masters in Musical Arts. Depending on which day it is, Marianne can be a model, stylist, and work in set design or art direction. But music, always. Inside and outside. And community, always. Inside and outside. Marianne is a non-binary person, and with that freedom comes the weight of representation — the urgency to break the system, the hunger to pop the bubble, the perpetual struggle alongside names like Tita Maravilha, Herlander, Gaya de Medeiros or Aurora Pinho Leite, projects like Dengo Club, to see the queer community inside power structures. And watching Marianne perform at a place like Gulbenkian. To have their face, their words and their piano wherever, without questioning whatever. Marianne speaks quickly, with their voice and their whole body. They’re clear and assertive, sweet and empathetic, a light in the storm. Limited magazine space only allows us a small summary of an hour's conversation on a hot day in Anjos, but it's like Marianne says: oh, you want more? Keep coming back. team: editor-in-chief @meiassolas coordination @claudia_gpinto photography @frederico__martins assisted by @p.g.sa styling @barrosdebarros assisted by @mariagloysteinsampaio hair #lilianasilva @ruirocha_hairstylist makeup @sarafonseca_makeup production @_diogooliveira_ @lalaland_studios interview @irinafchitas