35th First Lady of Brazil
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]
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