Elza Fernandes
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Elza Fernandes, whose real name was Elvira Cupello Calônio, was a political activist affiliated with the Brazilian Communist Party.
Elza Fernandes in January 1936. This is the only known photo of her alive.
Exhumation of Elza Fernandes, in which part of her mortal remains can be seen. On the left, in a black suit, her brother Luiz Cupello Calônio
Socialism in Brazil
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Socialism in Brazil is generally thought to trace back to the first half of the 19th century. There are documents evidencing the diffusion of socialist ideas since then, but these were individual init
German-Brazilian militant Olga Benário Prestes (1908–1942).
João Goulart, President of Brazil from 1961 to 1964.