Rosângela Lula da Silva

Rosângela Lula da Silva (born 27 August 1966), commonly known by her nickname Janja (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒɐ̃ʒɐ]), is a Brazilian sociologist and the First Lady of Brazil as the wife of president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.[1][2][3][4][5]

Rosângela Lula da Silva
GCIH
Janja in 2023
First Lady of Brazil
Assumed role
1 January 2023
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byMichelle Bolsonaro
Personal details
Born
Rosângela da Silva

(1966-08-27) 27 August 1966
União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil
Political partyPT (1983–present)
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​
ResidencePalácio da Alvorada
Alma materFederal University of Paraná (BSS)

Biography

Rosângela was born on 27 August 1966 in União da Vitória, state of Paraná.[6] She moved to Curitiba during her childhood.[7] Silva joined the Workers' Party in 1983.[3] In 1990, she enrolled the studies of Social Science at the Federal University of Paraná and specialized in History in the same institution. Janja was hired by Itaipu Binacional on 1 January 2005; at the time, there were no civil service examinations, and she was hired through curriculum analysis and interview. At the hydroelectric power plant, she was assistant to the Director-General and coordinator of programs backed to sustainable development. Between 2012 and 2016, Rosângela was communications and institutional affairs advisor at Eletrobras, in Rio de Janeiro. In 2016, she returned to Itaipu. Janja officially left the company on 1 January 2020.[7]

Personal life

Janja and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva allegedly began dating in 2018 while he was arrested at the Federal Police headquarters in Curitiba. When Lula was released on 8 November 2019, they announced their engagement.[8] They officially married on 18 May 2022 in São Paulo by Catholic Bishop Angélico Sândalo Bernardino.[9][10]

First Lady of Brazil (2023–present)
Janja, Lula, Alberto Fernández and Fabiola Yáñez at the Casa Rosada
President Lula and Janja with Joe Biden in the Oval Office

On 1 January 2023, she became the thirty-eighth First Lady of Brazil under the third government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. During the ceremony, she appeared wearing a golden suit, being the first Brazilian first lady to wear such a piece in an inauguration ceremony. A declared feminist, she has an office to work in the areas of food security and the cultural sector, in addition to promoting movements and ideologies that aim to establish gender equality.

Honours

See also

References
  1. Santiago, Abinoan (17 May 2022). "Socióloga, feminista e flamenguis: saiba mais sobre Janja, noiva de Lula". UOL Universa (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. "Lula casa nesta quarta-feira (18): saiba quem é Janja, noiva do ex-presidente". Isto É Dinheiro (in Portuguese). 17 May 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. Oliveira, Wesley (17 May 2022). "Quem é Janja e qual o papel da futura esposa de Lula na campanha do petista". Gazeta do Povo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. "Destaque na moda nacional, Helô Rocha fará vestido de Janja, noiva do ex-presidente Lula". O Globo (in Portuguese). 17 May 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. Azevedo, Victoria (18 May 2022). "Janja se casa com Lula nesta quarta e avança em núcleo de campanha do PT". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  6. Bergamo, Mônica (2 May 2022). "Casamento de Lula e Janja é divulgado em proclamas de jornal do ABC". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. "Quem é Rosângela Silva, a Janja, socióloga e esposa de Lula". G1 (in Portuguese). 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  8. Mendonça, Ana Carolina (8 November 2019). "Conheça Janja, a namorada de Lula, com quem ele vai se casar". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  9. "Lula se casa com Janja em SP: FOTOS". G1 (in Portuguese). 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  10. "Bispo de Blumenau fez o casamento de Lula". Diarinho (in Portuguese). 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023.
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