Alessandra Ramos Makkeda
Human rights activist (1981–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alessandra Ramos Makkeda was a Brazilian human rights defender and a prominent activist on LGBTI issues.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Alessandra Ramos Makkeda | |
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Born | (1981-10-08)October 8, 1981 |
Died | May 15, 2022(2022-05-15) (aged 40) |
Occupation(s) | Human Rights Activist, adviser, translator, interpreter |
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Alessandra was born in 1981[6] in Brasilia and lived in Rio de Janeiro. She was a trans woman and an LGBTI activist, and worked as a translator and interpreter in several languages, including Brazilian Sign Language. Alessandra was a member of Transrevolução, a Rio-based group that fights discrimination and promotes discussions of lesbian, gay and transgender issues. As one of the co-ordinators of the National Forum for Afro-Brazilian transgender people, she helped to organize the first National Black Trans Forum in Porto Alegre in 2015. Alessandra died on May 15, 2022, in her native Brazil, after a sudden illness.[7]