Benedita da Silva--Rio's first Black vice governor

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    J. Zamgba Browne (Author)
    Format:
    Newspaper Article
    Publication Date:
    1999-11-25
    Published:
    New York, NY
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    New York Amsterdam News
    Journal Title Details:
    p. 2
    ISBN:
    0028-7121
    Subject Term:
    Politics and government, Blacks, Biography, Women, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), South America, Public officials, and da Silva, Benedita, 1942-
    Notes:
    Benedita da Silva, the first black vice-governor of Rio de Janeiro, is profiled. Through her efforts to keep hope alive for impoverished Brazilians, laws were recently enacted to protect the rights of Rio's street children and domestic employees.

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