| Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva | |
| Order: | First Lady of Brazil |
| Term Label: | In role |
| President: | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Term Start: | 1 January 2003 |
| Term End: | 1 January 2011 |
| Predecessor: | Ruth Cardoso |
| Successor: | Marcela Temer (2016) |
| Birth Name: | Marisa Letícia Casa |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1950 |
| Birth Place: | São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Death Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Resting Place: | Jardim da Colina Cemetery São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Party: | PT (1980–2017) |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 4 |
| Awards: | • - Grand Cross of the Order of Merit • Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic • - Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty • Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ |
| Signature: | Marisa Letícia signature.svg |
Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva (née Casa;[1] [2] 7 April 1950 – 3 February 2017) was the second wife of the 35th and 39th president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,[3] and First Lady of Brazil from 2003 to 2011.
In 1970, Marisa was married her first husband Marcos Cláudio dos Santos, they have one child.[4] In 1971, her husband died during a robbery assault.
In May 1974, Marisa married Lula da Silva, whom she had met the prior year. They had three sons together.[5]
On 24 January 2017, Marisa Letícia suffered a stroke. She died ten days later on 3 February, at the age of 66 at Sírio-Libanês Hospital.[6] [7] President Michel Temer declared three days of official mourning.[8] She was cremated the next day. Her ashes were interred in the Cemitério Jardim da Colina, in her native São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo.[9]
Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (12 September 2007)
NetherlandsGrand Cross of the Order of the Crown (10 April 2008)
Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (7 October 2003)
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
Member Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star
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