Benedita da Silva | |
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Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro | |
Assumed office 1 February 2011 | |
In office 1 February 1987 – 1 February 1995 | |
Minister of the Special Bureau of Labour and Social Assistance | |
In office 1 January 2003 – 1 January 2007 | |
President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Governor of Rio de Janeiro | |
In office 6 April 2002 – 31 December 2002 | |
Vice Governor | None |
Preceded by | Anthony Garotinho |
Succeeded by | Rosinha Garotinho |
Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro | |
In office 1 January 1999 – 5 April 2002 | |
Governor | Anthony Garotinho |
Preceded by | Luiz Paulo Corrêa da Rocha |
Succeeded by | Luiz Paulo Conde |
Senator for Rio de Janeiro | |
In office 1 February 1995 – 1 January 1999 | |
Councillor of Rio de Janeiro | |
In office 1 January 1983 – 1 January 1987 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 26 April 1942
Political party | PT (1982–present) |
Spouses | Nilton Aldano da Silva
(m. 1962; died 1981)Aguinaldo Bezerra dos Santos
(m. 1983; died 1988) |
Children |
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Benedita Souza da Silva Sampaio (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [beneˈdʒitɐ ˈsowzɐ da ˈsiwvɐ sɐ̃ˈpaju]; 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[1] as well in the Government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. She