“…The author describes wakes and uses the term 'finada' [deceased] as a way for the travestis to deal with violence, reconstructing their memory.6 There is a glut of literature on masculinity, so I shall my limit indications toAlmeida (2000),Connell (2005),Connell & Messerschmidt (2005) andMiskolci (2012). There are also works that analyse masculinity and borders, for example, the dossier Corpos, fronteiras, gênero e sexualidade [Bodies, borders, gender and sexuality], organised by NietoOlivar and Passamani (2019), and masculinity and the military(Leirner 1997(Leirner , 2001, to name a few.7 For an approach to the construction of the relationship between violence and power that emerges as an instrument of articulation in relation to the various forms of violence presented in this article, seeMason (2002) andCecchetto (2004).…”