First Lady of Brazil

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First Lady of Brazil
Incumbent
Michelle Bolsonaro

since 1 January 2019
Style Dona
Residence Palácio da Alvorada
Inaugural holder Mariana da Fonseca
Formation 15 November 1889
(134 years ago)
 (1889-11-15)

First Lady of Brazil (Portuguese: Primeira-dama do Brasil) is a title that receives the hostess of Alvorada Palace. The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the current president of Brazil, but on a special occasion, the title may apply to women who are not the president's wives when the president is single or widowed. They do not have official functions within the government, but usually attend public ceremonies and organize social actions such as charity events. In addition, a charismatic first lady can help convey a positive image of her spouses to the population.

The role of the first lady has changed considerably. It included involvement in political campaigns, social causes, and representation of the president on official and ceremonial occasions. In addition, over the years, first ladies have exerted influence in various sectors, from fashion to public opinion on politics.

There were thirty-seven first ladies and thirty-three wives of presidents. This difference exists because presidents Getúlio Vargas and Ranieri Mazzilli served two non-consecutive terms being counted chronologically twice each. Another difference comes from President Hermes da Fonseca who, becoming a widower in office, contracted nuptials again. And presidents Rodrigues Alves and Castelo Branco being both widowers, their daughters played such a role. Dilma Rousseff, the first and only female president to date, has been divorced twice, which did not bring with her presidency the figure of the first gentleman.

Following the inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro on 1 January 2019, his wife Michelle Bolsonaro became the thirty-seventh Brazilian first lady, succeeding Marcela Temer, wife of former president Michel Temer.

Wives who did not become first ladies

  • Alice Prestes, Julio Prestes's wife, did not officially become First Lady, as her husband was prevented from taking office, but he must be a former president under the Law.
  • Mariquita Aleixo, Pedro Aleixo's wife, did not officially become First Lady, as her husband was prevented from taking office, but he must be a former president under the Law.
  • Risoleta Neves, wife of Tancredo Neves, did not officially become First Lady, as her husband died before taking office, but he must be a former president under the law.

Social works

Ruth Cardoso in event of the Solidarity Community Program.

The first ladies occupy a highly visible position in Brazilian society, playing an evolutionary role over the centuries.

Assistance in the country under the command of the Brazilian first lady began in the 1940s, ahead of Darcy Vargas, with the creation of the Brazilian Legion of Assistance. Founded on 28 August 1942 to assist the families of soldiers who participated in World War II, but soon became comprehensive, with emphasis on mothers and families living in poverty. With an entirely feminine style, the LBA was governed in each state by the wives of the governors and, consequently, by the wives of the mayors. From then on, all the first ladies of the country assumed the presidency of honor of the Brazilian Legion of Assistance. But it was under Rosane Collor's management that the LBA plunged into scandals over embezzlement for the first lady's family, which resulted in her leaving the organ in 1991. The Brazilian Legion of Assistance was extinguished on 1 January 1995, under the government of Fernando Henrique Cardoso.

Sarah Kubitschek innovated with the Foundation of Social Pioneers. The organization was created when it was still first lady of Minas Gerais, offering support to children, mothers and pregnant women, extending to the poorest families. The Foundation gained independence when her husband assumed the Presidency of the Republic, acquiring larger resources, originating from the Federal Government and some sectors such as: commerce, industry and individuals.

Ruth Cardoso assumed the presidency of the Solidarity Community Program, created in 1995 by the government to combat extreme poverty. The program replaced the extinct bodies of the Brazilian Legion of Assistance and the National Food Security Council. In 2000, she created the non-governmental organization Comunitas, in which she acted until her death, having been the forerunner of one of the largest social programs in the country's history, Bolsa Família. Ruth was still noted for her intellectuality, having been the first wife of a president to earn a university degree.

Shortly after becoming first lady of Brazil, it was announced that Marcela would be the ambassador for the "Happy Child" program, and was officially launched on 5 October 2016 with the Happy Child Program, with Marcela Temer as ambassador. Created by the Federal Government for the care of children from 0 to 3 years of age, with the purpose of accompanying visits to families linked to the Bolsa Familia Program, encouraging early childhood development in education, social assistance, health, human rights and culture.

Michelle Bolsonaro is committed to advocating for visibility of rare diseases, digital inclusion, awareness of autism, inclusion of pounds in schools and other social projects.

First ladies' style

Among the first thirty-seven ladies, some draw attention for style and elegance. Sarah Kubitschek is considered to this day from eligibility, for fashion dictated at a time when the country is on the rise in the fashion market. Classic in style, elegant and discreet, pieces by various designers, including Zuzu Angel, Dener Pamplona, Guilherme Guimarães and Mena Fiala, responsible for almost all of Sarah's wardrobe and the dress in which she owns the division of ownership husband.

Considered by People Magazine the most beautiful first lady in the country and one of the 10 most beautiful in the world, Maria Thereza Goulart became an icon of Brazilian fashion in the early 60s, opting for the then nascent Brazilian haute couture, becoming a client. from designer Dener Pamplona de Abreu, who was ultimately responsible for his wardrobe. Glamorous, it attracted the interest of the newspapers and the imagination of Brazilians who were inspired by their most beautiful pieces of clothing. Maria Thereza was the youngest first lady in the country's history, at the age of twenty-one at the time of her inauguration, having been considered by Time magazine as one of the nine Reigning Beauties in the world. It was an icon of Brazilian fashion in the early 60s, with the rise of haute couture in the country, attracting national and international attention, printing several covers of Brazilian magazines such as Manchete, Fatos & Fotos and O Cruzeiro; and world famous such as the French Paris Match and the German Stern.

Becoming first lady, Marcela Temer also attracted national attention and became a fashion reference. At the parade on 7 September 2016, she appeared in a simple white dress with a discreet neckline. In less than 24 hours, the dress was already sold out at the online store of Brazilian designer Luisa Farani. With a classic and romantic style, the same dress she wore in her first official act as first lady, repeated in her last official act as first lady, being highly praised and associated with the British Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.

Michelle Bolsonaro has her style considered classic and elegant. The first lady received most of the attention held by her husband as President of the Republic, using a model considered simple, but that lasted 20 days to be made. The medium-length, shoulder-to-shoulder rosé model - inspired by former United States First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Monaco Princess Grace Kelly - has generated a number of positive comments. In everyday life your look is always casual, basically wearing jeans, knit shirts, showing more your personality. She likes classic, discreet, neckless pieces with a black color as a favorite, a fact that made her choose a dress in the same color with round sleeves for the cocktail party at Itamaraty on the night of inauguration. Her stylist is Paulistana Marie Lafayette, who dresses the first lady at all official events. At an event held by the Planalto Palace in April 2019, Michelle came up with a white tube and pearl necklace, drawing comparisons to Diana, Princess of Wales.

List of first ladies of Brazil

First Lady Age on assuming function Period President
(wedding date)
1 80px Mariana da Fonseca
10 February 1826 – 9 April 1905
(79 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1889111515 de novembro15 November 1889

23 November 1891
Deodoro da Fonseca
16 April 1860
2 118x118px Josina Peixoto
9 August 1857 – 5 November 1911
(54 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1891112323 November 1891

15 November 1894
Floriano Peixoto
11 May 1872
3 107x107px Adelaide de Morais
17 September 1848 – 8 November 1911
(63 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1894111515 November 1894

15 November 1898
Prudente de Moraes
28 May 1866
4 80px Anna Gabriela Campos Salles
24 January 1850 – 31 July 1919
(69 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1898111515 November 1898

15 November 1902
Campos Salles
8 July 1865
5 Sin foto.svg Catita Rodrigues Alves
5 October 1879 – 5 November 1958
(79 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1902111515 November 1902

October, 1904
Rodrigues Alves
Daughters
107x107px Marieta Rodrigues Alves
18 November 1880 – 29 January 1957
(76 years)
23 years, 317 days 1904October, 1904

15 November 1906
6 107x107px Guilhermina Penna
21 June 1857 – 14 July 1929
(72 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1906111515 November 1906

14 June 1909
Affonso Penna
23 January 1875
7 107x107px Anita Peçanha
21 March 1876 – 9 April 1960
(84 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1909061414 June 1909

15 November 1910
Nilo Peçanha
6 December 1895
8 107x107px Orsina da Fonseca
17 December 1859 – 30 November 1912
(53 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1910111515 November 1910

30 November 1912
Hermes da Fonseca
17 December 1877
Vacant; The President was widow. 1912113030 November 1912

8 December 1913
Hermes da Fonseca
Widow
9 108x108px Nair de Teffé
10 June 1886 – 10 June 1981
(95 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 191312088 December 1913

15 November 1914
Hermes da Fonseca
8 December 1913
10 107x107px Maria Pereira Gomes
19 August 1875 – 14 August 1925
(49 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1914111515 November 1914

15 November 1918
Venceslau Brás
12 September 1892
11 115x115px Francisca Ribeiro
9 October 1873 – 18 July 1965
(91 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1918111515 November 1918

28 July 1919
Delfim Moreira
11 April 1891
12 107x107px Mary Pessoa
3 June 1878 – 31 October 1958
(79 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1919072828 July 1919

15 November 1922
Epitácio Pessoa
8 November 1898
13 110x110px Clélia Bernardes
4 February 1876 – 10 June 1972
(95 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1922111515 November 1922

15 November 1926
Artur Bernardes
15 July 1903
14 107x107px Sophia Pais de Barros
27 September 1877 – 28 June 1934
(56 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1926111515 November 1926

24 October 1930
Washington Luís
6 March 1900
107x107px Alice Prestes
21 October 1887 – 9 June 1940
(52 years)
Júlio Prestes
1906
Vacant; Brazilian Military Junta of 1930. 1930102424 October 1930

3 November 1930
Brazilian Military Junta of 1930
15 107x107px Darcy Vargas
12 December 1895 – 25 June 1968
(72 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 193011033 November 1930

29 October 1945
Getúlio Vargas
4 March 1911
16 Sin foto.svg Luzia Linhares
8 June 1887 – 14 September 1969
(82 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1945102929 October 1945

31 January 1946
José Linhares
17 107x107px Carmela Dutra
17 September 1884 – 9 October 1947
(63 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1946013131 January 1946

9 October 1947
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
19 February 1914
Vacant; The President was widow. 9 October 1947

31 January 1951
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Widow
18 107x107px Darcy Vargas
12 December 1895 – 25 June 1968
(72 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1951013131 January 1951

24 August 1954
Getúlio Vargas
4 March 1911
19 107x107px Jandira Café
17 September 1904 – 28 February 1989
(84 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1954082424 August 1954

8 November 1955
Café Filho
September, 1931
20 Sin foto.svg Graciema da Luz
8 January 1903 – 25 February 1983
(80 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 195511088 November 1955

11 November 1955
Carlos Luz
30 June 1927
21 107x107px Beatriz Ramos
9 October 1898 – 1 June 1991
(92 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1955111111 November 1955

11 January 1956
Nereu Ramos
15 August 1916
22 107x107px Sarah Kubitschek
5 October 1908 – 4 February 1996
(87 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1956013131 January 1956

31 January 1961
Juscelino Kubitschek
30 December 1931
23 107x107px Eloá Quadros
13 June 1923 – 22 November 1990
(67 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1961013131 January 1961

25 August 1961
Jânio Quadros
26 September 1942
24 107x107px Sylvia Mazzilli
8 October 1915 – 17 February 2005
(89 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1961082525 August 1961

7 September 1961
Ranieri Mazzilli
1933
25 107x107px Maria Thereza Goulart
Born (1936-08-23) 23 August 1936 (age 87)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 19610907—7 September 1961

2 April 1964
João Goulart
April 1955
26 107x107px Sylvia Mazzilli
8 October 1915 – 17 February 2005
(89 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 196404022 April 1964

15 April 1964
Ranieri Mazzilli
1933
27 107x107px Antonietta Castello Branco
7 November 1922 – 31 October 2010
(87 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 15 April 1964

15 March 1967
Castello Branco
Daughter
28 107x107px Yolanda Costa e Silva
30 October 1907 – 28 July 1991
(83 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 15 March 1967

31 August 1969
Costa e Silva
22 September 1925
107x107px Mariquita Aleixo
7 November 1905 – 21 June 1989
(83 years)
Pedro Aleixo
29 October 1925
Vacant; Brazilian Military Junta of 1969. 31 August 1969

30 October 1969
Brazilian Military Junta of 1969
29 107x107px Scylla Médici
4 October 1907 – 25 January 2003
(95 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 30 October 1969

15 March 1974
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
2 May 1931
30 107x107px Lucy Geisel
24 November 1917 – 3 March 2000
(82 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 15 March 1974

15 March 1979
Ernesto Geisel
10 January 1940
31 110x110px Dulce Figueiredo
11 May 1928 – 6 June 2011
(83 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 15 March 1979

15 March 1985
João Figueiredo
15 January 1942
107x107px Risoleta Neves
20 July 1917 – 21 September 2003
(86 years)
Tancredo Neves
25 May 1938
32 107x107px Marly Sarney
Born (1932-12-04) 4 December 1932 (age 91)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 15 March 1985

15 March 1990
José Sarney
12 July 1952
33 80px Rosane Collor
Born (1964-10-20) 20 October 1964 (age 59)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 15 March 1990

29 December 1992
Fernando Collor
1984
Vacant; The President was divorced. 29 December 1992

1 January 1995
Itamar Franco
Divorced
34 80px Ruth Cardoso
19 September 1930 – 24 June 2008
(77 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1 January 1995

1 January 2003
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
February, 1953
35 107x107px Marisa Letícia
7 April 1950 – 3 February 2017
(66 years)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1 January 2003

1 January 2011
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
25 May 1974
Vacant; The President was divorced. 1 January 2011

31 August 2016
Dilma Rousseff
Divorced
36 110x110px Marcela Temer
Born (1983-05-16) 16 May 1983 (age 40)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 31 August 2016

31 December 2018
Michel Temer
26 July 2003
37 107x107px Michelle Bolsonaro
Born (1982-03-22) 22 March 1982 (age 42)
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1 January 2019

present
Jair Bolsonaro
28 November 2007

Other spouses of Brazilian Presidents

Two presidents were widowed before their presidencies:

Three presidents were widowed and remarried before their presidencies:

  • Epitácio Pessoa was married to Francisca Pessoa from 1894 until her death in 1895. He was later married to Mary Pessoa from 1898 until 1942.
  • Carlos Luz was married to Maria José da Luz from 1920 until her death in 1924. He was later married to Graciema da Luz from 1927 until 1961.
  • Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was married to Maria de Lurdes da Silva from 1969 until her death in 1971. He was later married to Marisa Letícia from 1974 until her death in 2017.

Five presidents were divorced before their presidencies:

  • Fernando Collor was married to Lilibeth Monteiro de Carvalho from 1975 to 1981.
  • Itamar Franco was married to Ana Elisa Surerus from 1968 to 1978.
  • Dilma Rousseff was married to Claudio Linhares from 1967 to 1969 and to Carlos Araújo from 1969 to 2000.
  • Michel Temer was married to Maria Célia de Toledo from 1969 to 1987.
  • Jair Bolsonaro was married to Rogéria Nantes Braga and Ana Cristina Valle.

Two presidents remarried after their presidencies:

Wives of the military of the provisional governing boards

Former living first ladies

To date, four former first ladies are alive. In order of service are:

The most recent former first lady to die was Marisa Leticia on 3 February 2017, aged 66. The largest number of former living first ladies were twelve, between 15 April 1964 and 17 July 1965, when Nair de Teffé, Francisca Ribeiro, Clelia Bernardes, Darcy Vargas, Luzia Linhares, Jandira Café, Graciema da Luz, Beatriz Ramos, Sarah Kubitschek, Eloá Quadros, Sylvia Mazzilli, and Maria Thereza Goulart were all alive; and between 15 March 1967 and 24 June 1968, when Nair de Teffé, Clélia Bernardes, Darcy Vargas, Luzia Linhares, Jandira Café, Graciema of Light, Beatriz Ramos, Sarah Kubitschek, Eloá Quadros, Sylvia Mazzilli, Maria Thereza Goulart and Antonietta Castello Branco were all alive.