Alessandra Ramos Makkeda

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Alessandra Ramos Makkeda
Born(1981-10-08)October 8, 1981
Brasília, DF, Brazil
DiedMay 15, 2022(2022-05-15) (aged 40)
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Occupation(s) Human Rights Activist, adviser, translator, interpreter

Alessandra Ramos Makkeda (October 8, 1981 – May 15, 2022) was a Brazilian human rights defender and a prominent activist on LGBTI issues. [1] [2]

Alessandra was born in 1981 [3] in Brasília 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. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "GLOBAL WIKIPEDIA EDIT-A-THON SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON THE UNSUNG WOMEN DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD SHARE". Amnesty USA. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "No equality without economic opportunity – overcoming barriers to minority youth participation in economic life". Minority Rights. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Resistência Arco-Íris - Alessandra Ramos Makkeda, Presente!". resistenciaarcoiris.ensp.fiocruz.br. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. ↑ "The Wire". amnesty.org. Retrieved 2018-06-07.


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