Soledad Barrett Viedma

Soledad Barrett Viedma
Born(1945-01-06)6 January 1945
Laureles, Paraguay
Died8 January 1973(1973-01-08) (aged 28)
Body discoveredSão Bento, Abreu e Lima
OccupationGuerrilla fighter
Known forDeath in the Massacre da Chácara São Bento
MovementVanguarda Popular Revolucionária (VPR)
SpouseJosé Maria Ferreira de Araújo
PartnerJosé Anselmo de Santos
RelativesRafael Barrett (grandfather)

Soledad Barrett Viedma (6 January 1945  8 January 1973) was a Paraguayan militant activist involved in the armed struggle against the Brazilian military dictatorship. A granddaughter of the Spanish writer and activist Rafael Barrett, Viedma spent her childhood in Uruguay, where she was kidnapped by a group of Neo-Nazis. Having undergone guerrilla training in Cuba, she joined the militant anti-fascist group Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária (VPR) in Brazil. In 1973, she was killed in the Chácara São Bento Massacre, committed by Brazilian military police forces.