Benedita da Silva
Benedita da Silva | |
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Da Silva in 2024 | |
| 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 | 26 April 1942 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 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 as well in the Government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.