Wanessa Ferreira de Sousa, best known as Wanessa Wolf (born on August 11, 1989 in Niterói), is a Brazilian internet personality and streamer who became known for her gaming and comedy videos. She started her online career in 2018, when she started streaming live videos on Facebook.
Wolf was already a fan of video games, so she decided to turn this hobby into a career and started streaming live on the internet. She creates a wide range of content and, over time, has built up a significant following, with viral posts and memes on social media. Before her online career, Wolf worked as pharmacy assistant at her uncle's pharmacy.
In June 2022, she took part in the Facebook Pride Gaming event. In February 2023, she protested against the transphobic views of J. K. Rowling by streaming Hogwarts Legacy, raising 20 million real. She changed her name in August 2023.
Awards and nominations YearAwardsCategoryResult2020Prêmio POP MaisStreamer do Karalhe!
Filmography +YearTitleFunction Notes2021Facebook Pride Gaming 2021Guest2022Facebook Pride Gaming 2022Presenter2023De Frente com BlogueirinhaParticipantEpisode 10 of Season 22023Sente o ClimaParticipantPilot episode2024Programa da WanessaPresenter
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Further reading
Montargil, Gilmar; Silveira, Fabricio Lopes da (25 e 26 de novembro de 2021). «Os afetos de Wanessa Wolf: uma interpretação espinosana para o roleplaying-game em plataformas de gamestream». In: I Encontro da Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) Brasil. Porto Alegre: Digra. pp. 1–21.