Dulce Figueiredo

31st First Lady of Brazil (1923–2011)
Dulce Maria Figueiredo
First Lady of Brazil
In role
March 15, 1979 – March 14, 1985
PresidentJoão Figueiredo
Preceded byLucy Geisel
Succeeded byMarly Sarney
Personal details
Born
Dulce Maria Guimarães de Castro

(1923-05-11)May 11, 1923
Franco da Rocha, Brazil
DiedJune 6, 2011(2011-06-06) (aged 88)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cause of deathCancer
Resting placeCaju Cemetery
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse
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(m. 1942; died 1999)​
Children2

Dulce Maria Guimarães de Castro Figueiredo (May 11, 1923 – June 6, 2011) was the wife of former Brazilian president João Figueiredo and thus the First Lady of Brazil from 1979 to 1985.

After the death of her husband in December 1999, Dulce began to face financial difficulties. In March 2001, she organized an auction to sell items her late husband had received while he ruled the country and received criticism from the press. Among the 218 objects auctioned were a bronze cowboy sculpture by Ronald Reagan; two paintings by Di Cavalcanti; a Portuguese statue of Roque de Montpellier presented by Antonio Carlos Magalhães; an inkwell brought by King Juan Carlos of Spain; a silver tray offered by Augusto Pinochet; and a box of cigars given by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. About one million reais were collected, and approximately 82% of this amount went to Dulce Figueiredo, who, as a general's widow, received a pension of 8,865 reais.

A widow since 1999, she died June 6, 2011, at a clinic in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro aged 83. Her body was buried in the mausoleum of the Figueiredos, in the Caju Cemetery.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Morre aos 83 anos a ex-primeira-dama Dulce Figueiredo (Portuguese)
  2. ^ Morre Dulce Figueiredo, a última primeira-dama do regime militar (Portuguese)
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Lucy Geisel
 First Lady of Brazil
1979–85 		Succeeded by
Marly Sarney
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  1. Mariana da Fonseca [pt] (1889–1891)
  2. Josina Peixoto (1891–1894)
  3. Adelaide de Morais (1894–1898)
  4. Ana Campos Sales (1898–1902)
  5. Catita and Marieta Alves [pt] (1902–1906)
  6. Guilhermina Pena [pt] (1906–1909)
  7. Anita Peçanha (1909–1910)
  8. Orsina da Fonseca [pt] (1910–1912)
  9. Nair de Teffé (1913–1914)
  10. Maria Pereira Gomes (1914–1918)
  11. Francisca Ribeiro [pt] (1918–1919)
  12. Mary Pessoa [pt] (1919–1922)
  13. Clélia Bernardes [pt] (1922–1926)
  14. Sofia Pereira de Sousa [pt] (1926–1930)
  15. Alice Prestes (1930)
  16. Darci Vargas (1930–1945)
  17. Luzia Linhares [pt] (1945–1946)
  18. Carmela Dutra [pt] (1946–1947)
  19. Darci Vargas (1951–1954)
  20. Jandira Café [pt] (1954–1955)
  21. Graciema da Luz (1955)
  22. Beatriz Ramos [pt] (1955–1956)
  23. Sarah Kubitschek (1956–1961)
  24. Eloá Quadros [pt] (1961)
  25. Sylvia Mazzilli [pt] (1961)
  26. Maria Thereza Goulart (1961–1964)
  27. Sylvia Mazzilli [pt] (1964)
  28. Antonieta Castelo Branco [pt] (1964–1967)
  29. Yolanda Costa e Silva [pt] (1967–1969)
  30. Scylla Médici (1969–1974)
  31. Lucy Geisel [pt] (1974–1979)
  32. Dulce Figueiredo (1979–1985)
  33. Marly Sarney (1985–1990)
  34. Rosane Collor (1990–1992)
  35. Ruth Cardoso (1995–2003)
  36. Marisa Letícia (2003–2011)
  37. Marcela Temer (2016–2019)
  38. Michelle Bolsonaro (2019–2023)
  39. Rosângela Lula da Silva (2023-present)
Social projects
Legião da Mulher Brasileira • Legião Brasileira de Assistência [pt] • Organização das Voluntárias • Fundação das Pioneiras Sociais [pt] • Programa Comunidade Solidária [pt] • Programa Criança Feliz [pt] • Pátria Voluntária [pt]


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