Eunice Paiva
Eunice Paiva | |
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Paiva during an interview for TV Globo | |
| Born | Maria Lucrécia Eunice Facciolla November 7, 1929 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | December 13, 2018 (aged 89) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Education | Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5, including Marcelo Rubens Paiva |
Maria Lucrécia Eunice Facciolla Paiva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ewˈnisi ˈpajvɐ]), (November 7, 1929 – December 13, 2018) was a Brazilian lawyer and activist who challenged the Brazilian military dictatorship. After Brazil's military dictatorship caused the disappearance of her husband, the former federal deputy Rubens Paiva, without a word as to his whereabouts, Eunice confronted a dire need to support herself and her children; she enrolled and graduated from the Faculty of Law at Mackenzie Presbyterian University, then built a career as a prominent advocate for the human rights of the victims of political repression, doggedly campaigned to open the military dictatorship's closed records, and then championed the rights of Brazil's indigenous peoples.