"From a young age, Marielle stood out from the crowd. She was a natural leader at school, at the church and in the projects she took part in. She was involved in community vegetable gardens, college preparatory courses for the underprivileged and movements against violence, always with the aim of helping others. She believed that collective organization based on solidarity could change the world. Doing things for others made her feel good."
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Marinete da Silva, Franco’s mother, in TIME Magazine (2018)
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Marielle Franco
Marielle Franco (born Marielle Francisco da Silva; 27 July 1979 – 14 March 2018) was a Brazilian socialist and feminist who was elected to the city council of Rio de Janeiro. A prominent critic of police violence in the favelas, she was assassinated by ex-police militias in 2018.
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