Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva ('' née'' Casa; 7 April 1950 – 3 February 2017) was the wife of the 35th and 39th president of Brazil

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, and First Lady of Brazil from 2003 to 2010. Lula's first wife, Maria de Lourdes da Silva, died in

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when Lula was in his twenties and Marisa's first spouse, Marcos Cláudio dos Santos, died in 1971. On 24 January 2017, Marisa Letícia suffered a stroke. She died ten days later on 3 February, at the age of 66 at Sírio-Libanês Hospital. President

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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,

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Awards and decorations

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Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (12 September 2007) *: ** ESP Isabella Catholic Order GC

Dame Grand Cross of the

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Gallery

Asma al-Assad and Marisa Leticia.jpg, Marisa Letícia with Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad at the

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in 2003 File:LulaRollsRoyce123295.jpeg, President Lula waves to the crowd with First Lady Marisa Letícia during the 2005 Independence Day military parade in

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File:BentoXVI-18-10052007.jpg, Lula and Marisa Letícia with

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, Brazil, 10 May 2007 File:Harald V state dinner.jpg, Marisa Letícia and King

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attend a state dinner in the Royal Palace in

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, Norway, 13 September 2007 File:Lula and Dutch Royal Family.jpg, The President and First Lady pose for an official photo with the

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in April 2008

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leticia, Marisa 1950 births 2017 deaths People from São Bernardo do Campo First Ladies of Brazil Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian expatriates in Spain Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Recipients of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Dames Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic