Maria da Penha
February 1, 1945 (79 years old) in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes is a Brazilian women's rights activist and pharmacist who fought for her attacker to be convicted. Maria da Penha has three daughters and is now a leader of movements defending women's rights in Brazil.
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Credits
- 2019 · Women in Resistance as Herself
- 2017 · Mexeu com uma, mexeu com todas as Herself
- 2012 · Maria da Penha: Um Caso de Litígio Internacional as Self