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Carmen Portinho
Brazilian civil engineer, urbanist, city planner and feminist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carmen Velasco Portinho (1903–2001) was a Brazilian civil engineer, urbanist, and feminist. A pioneering woman in her field, Portinho was the third woman to graduate as an engineer in Brazil.[1]
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Born | (1903-01-26)January 26, 1903 Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
Died | July 25, 2001(2001-07-25) (aged 98) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Education | Polytechnic School of the University of Brazil |
Spouse | Affonso Eduardo Reidy |
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