Marisa Letícia
| Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva | |
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| First Lady of Brazil | |
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In role 1 January 2003 – 1 January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Ruth Cardoso |
| Succeeded by | Marcela Temer (2016) |
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| Born |
Marisa Letícia Rocco Casa 7 April 1950 São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil |
| Died | 3 February 2017 (aged 66) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Nationality | Brazilian and Italian |
| Political party | PT (1980–2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Marcos Cláudio da Silva (1970–71; his death) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1974–2017; her death) |
| Children | Marcos Cláudio (b. 1970) Fábio Luís (b. 1975) Sandro Luís (b. 1980) Luís Cláudio (b. 1987) |
Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva (née Rocco Casa; São Bernardo do Campo, 7 April 1950 – São Paulo, 3 February 2017) was the second wife of former President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and First Lady of Brazil from 2003 to 2010. Lula's first wife, Maria de Lourdes da Silva, died in labour when Lula was in his twenties. And Marisa'a first spouse, Marcos Cláudio da Silva, died in 1971. On January 24, 2017 Marisa Letícia suffered a stroke. She died on February 3, 10 days later at the age of 66 in Sírio-Libanês Hospital. President Michel Temer declared three days of official mourning. 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.
President Lula waves to the crowd with First Lady Marisa Letícia during the 2005 Independence Day military parade in Brasília
Lula and Marisa Letícia with Pope Benedict XVI in São Paulo, Brazil, 10 May 2007
Marisa Letícia and King Harald V of Norway attend a state dinner in the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway, 13 September 2007
The President and First Lady pose for an official photo with the Dutch Royal Family in April 2008
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