This film recounts the remarkable life of Benedita da Silva, the first Afro-Brazilian woman to be elected to Brazil's senate. Her long history of struggle in the shantytowns, the women's movement and the black movement created the base for her enormous popularity as an organizer, a politician and an international role model.
Type: Documentary Length: 44 minutes Year: 1999 Audio Language: English, Portuguese Subtitles: English Themes: Brazil Director(s): Maria Luisa Mendonca
