Marchant was born in Athens in 1947 and was named Alegre Sarfaty, from parents of Italian, Greek and Turkish origin. In 1954, her family moved to S*o Paulo, Brazil. At the age of 17 she married Jos* Grzywacz; she has three children from this marriage: Victoria Sarfaty Grzywacz, Pedro Grzywacz and Rafaela Grzywacz Goodman. She started creating her first artworks when she was 25.
Sarfaty Grzywacz
Rafaela Grzywacz Goodman