Actress, singer, ballerina, and musician. She complete junior highschool while in the circus. Her parents are Antenor Lopes and Santa Felipa Rezende Lopes. Zêfe is the first generation of artists in her family and debuted at age nine playing violin and maracas in a circus theater. Afterwards she worked for Lafayete Queirolo in the circus of Nhô Bastião, who taught her circus arts. Later in her life she owned Circo Irmãos Queirolo and Chic-Chic.