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Marielle Franco
zij/haar1979 – 2018
In 2016, Marielle Franco became both the first bisexual woman and the first Black woman to be elected to Rio de Janeiro’s city council. In that role, she advocated for laws against gender violence and for social equality. Her murder unleashed protests in cities throughout Brazil.
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