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page 1Women in war in Brazil
Dilma Rousseff
36th President of Brazil (2011-2016), 3rd President of the New Development Bank (BRICS)
Maria Quitéria
Brazilian lieutenant and national heroine (1792–1853)
Dandara dos Palmares
17th-century Brazilian freed slave and warrior
Tereza de Benguela
leader of the Quilombo do Piolho
Dadá
Brazilian bandit (1915-1994)
Clara Camarão
indigenous Brazilian warrior
Maria Ortiz
Brazilian heroine, famous for her defense of Espírito Santo (1603-1646)