Benedita da Silva

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Brazilian politician

Born
26 April 1943, Rio de Janeiro
Age
83
Birth name
Benedita Sousa da Silva
Benedita da Silva
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Benedita Souza da Silva Sampaio (born 26 April 1942) is a Brazilian politician. From a working-class background, she faced class and racial prejudice, overcoming it to become the first female and Afro-Brazilian governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro and, later, Minister of the said Secretary of State as well in the Government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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