Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva

Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
Marisa Letícia in 2007
First Lady of Brazil
In role
1 January 2003 – 1 January 2011
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byRuth Cardoso
Succeeded byMarcela Temer (2016)
Personal details
Born
Marisa Letícia Casa

(1950-04-07)7 April 1950
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
Died3 February 2017(2017-02-03) (aged 66)
São Paulo, Brazil
Resting placeJardim da Colina Cemetery
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
23°42′24″S 46°31′37″W / 23.7065676°S 46.5269805°W / -23.7065676; -46.5269805
Citizenship
  • Brazilian
  • Italian[1]
Political partyPT (1980–2017)
Spouses
Marcos Cláudio dos Santos
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(m. 1970; died 1971)​
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(m. 1974)​
Children4
Awards• - Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
• Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
• - Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty
• Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ
Signature

Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva (née Casa;[2][3] 7 April 1950 – 3 February 2017) was the second wife of the 35th and 39th president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,[4] and First Lady of Brazil from 2003 to 2011.

Biography

In 1970, Marisa was married her first husband Marcos Cláudio dos Santos, they have one child.[5] In 1971, her husband died during a robbery assault.

In May 1974, Marisa married Lula da Silva, whom she had met the prior year. They had three sons together.[6]

On 24 January 2017, Marisa Letícia suffered a stroke. She died ten days later on 3 February, at the age of 66 at Sírio-Libanês Hospital.[7][8] President Michel Temer declared three days of official mourning.[9] She was cremated the next day. Her ashes were interred in the Cemitério Jardim da Colina, in her native São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo.[10]

Awards and decorations

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marisa Letícia.
  1. ^ "Cidadania de mulher de Lula vira polêmica na Itália". folha.uol.com.br. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. ^ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Marriage record". FamilySearch.
  4. ^ East, Roger; Thomas, Richard (5 August 2003). Profiles of people in power: the world's government leaders. Psychology Press. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-1-85743-126-1. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Death record". FamilySearch.
  6. ^ John D. French (2020). Lula and His Politics of Cunning; From Metalworker to President of Brazil, Zed Books.
  7. ^ "Dona Marisa, ex-primeira-dama, morre em SP - Notícias - Política". G1. 3 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Brazil's former first lady, central to the rise and fall of a president, dies at 66". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 3 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Temer decreta luto oficial de três dias por morte de Marisa Letícia". Agência Brasil. 3 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Corpo de Marisa Letícia é cremado em São Bernardo do Campo". Veja.
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of Brazil
2003–2011 		Vacant
Title next held by
Marcela Temer