Largerthanlife actress cabaret performer activist and proud sex professional since the age of eleven Luana Muniz arguably one of Brazils most recognizable transgender personalities shapes a new reality for a new generation of transgender sex workers in her hostel by providing a safe working environment in the dangerous neighborhood of Lapa in Rio de Janeiro Queen of Lapa explores the daytoday lives quests for love housemate rivalries in a turbulent political climate under matriarch Munizs watchful and guiding eye