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Laura Andreia Moreira Müller (Juiz de Fora, january 25th, 1970) is a  brazilian sexologist, psychologist, journalist and former volleyball player.

Volleyball player
Laura Müller began her life as a sportswoman playing volleyball, when she was a child in the State of Minas Gerais. Later, she moved to São Paulo, and was selected to São Paulo State's volleyball team.

Laura was a spiker and figured in clubs such as Pinheiros, São Paulo, and Recretiva, Ribeirão Preto. She decided to end her career at the age of 18 for considering herself too short, “A generation of taller girls emerged, then, I stop playing. I am 5'10 [1.77 m]. The girls are 6'3 [1.90 m].”. Müller then enrolled in journalism school.

Journalist and sexologist
As a journalist, she wrote for papers like Folha de S.Paulo and Folha da Tarde. Then, Laura started writing for the magazine Claudia, where she worked as editor of sex and behavior sections; this made her study about sexuality, specializing herself in sex education from an extension degree. Interested in this filed, she decided to enroll in another school, she graduated in psychology.

Müller appears at the TV program, Altas Horas, hosted by Serginho Groisman, in the brazilian television broadcaster Rede Globo, answering questions about sex life. She wrote the columns “Sexo sem segredo” [No Secret In Sex] and “Sexo sem neuras” [Sex Without Getting Nut] for the paper Agora São Paulo e and the portal iG, respectively. Laura also wrote a column for the magazine Dia-a-dia, edited by the Diário do Grande ABC. Earlier, she had texts published in diverse magazines – such as Nova, Capricho, Marie Claire, Elle, Veja, Nova Escola, Vip, Playboy, Um, Uma etc. – and colmns on the internet (portal Terra and Revista Brasil, that is mad for brazilians who live in Portugal).

Laura Müller first book, “500 perguntas sobre sexo” [500 Questions About Sex], made her enter in mainstream, she gave interviews in radio and TV programs, such as Jô Soares, Ana Maria Braga and Marília Gabriela. Right after, she published “500 perguntas sobre sexo do adolescente” [500 Questions About Sex From A Teenager – A guide for youngsters, teachers, and parents], and more recently, “Altos papos sobre sexo – dos 12 aos 80 anos” [Chatting About Sex – From 12 to 80s] (Editora Globo).

Books

 * 500 perguntas sobre Sexo [500 Questions About Sex], Editora Objetiva, 2001
 * 500 perguntas sobre Sexo do adolescente - Um Guia para Jovens, Educadores e Pais [500 Questions About Sex Teenage Version - A guide for youngsters, teachers and parents], Editora Objetiva, 2006
 * Altos papos sobre Sexo - Dos 12 aos 80 Anos [Chatting About Sex - From 12 to 80s], Globo livros, 2009
 * Educação Sexual em 8 Lições [Sexual Education in 8 lessons], Academia do Livro, 2013
 * Meu Amigo Quer Saber... Tudo Sobre Sexo [A Friend Wants To Know... Everything About Sex], Leya, 2015
 * Sexo Para Adultos [Sex For Adults], Leya, 2016


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