Personal Info
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
BirthdayFebruary 1, 1945
Place of BirthFortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Maria da Penha
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.
