Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
1 febbraio 1945 (81)
Place of birth
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Also known as
Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes
Biography
Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes is a Brazilian women's rights activist and pharmacist who fought for her attacker to be convicted. Maria da Penha has three daughters and is now a leader of movements defending women's rights in Brazil.
