WFirst Lady of Brazil is a title given to the hostess of Alvorada Palace. The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the current president of Brazil, but may apply to women who are not the president's wives, for instance, when the president is single or widowed. They do not have official functions within the government, but usually attend public ceremonies and organize social actions such as charity events. In addition, a charismatic first lady can help convey a positive image of her spouses to the population.
WMichelle de Paula Firmo Reinaldo Bolsonaro is the current First Lady of Brazil. She is the third wife of the 38th President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro.
WRuth Vilaça Correia Leite Cardoso was a Brazilian anthropologist and a former member of the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences at the University of São Paulo (FFLCH-USP). She was the wife of 34th President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and First Lady of her country between January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2002. She too was a Ph.D in anthropology from the University of São Paulo.
WDulce Maria de Guimarães Figueiredo was the wife of former Brazilian president João Figueiredo and thus the First Lady of Brazil from 1979 to 1985.
WMaria Carneiro Pereira Gomes was the Brazilian first lady between 1914 and 1918 and the second lady between 1910 and 1914.
WMaria Thereza Fontella Goulart is the widow of the 24th president of Brazil, João Goulart, and served as First Lady during his presidency from 1961 until 1964, when he was deposed by a military-led coup d'état.
WSarah Luísa Lemos Kubitschek de Oliveira GCC • GCIH, known as Dona Sarah Kubitschek was a Brazilian charity worker and First Lady of Brazil from 1956 to 1961, wife of President Juscelino Kubitschek.
WMarisa Letícia Lula da Silva was the wife of former President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and First Lady of Brazil from 2003 to 2010.
WGraciema Junqueira da Luz was the second wife of the 19th President of Brazil, Carlos Luz, having served as the 20th First Lady of Brazil, from November 8, 1955 until November 11, 1955, being the shorter period in the brazilian history.
WScylla Gaffrée Nogueira Médici was the First Lady of Brazil between 1969 and 1974 and the wife of Brazilian President Emílio Garrastazu Médici.
WAdelaide de Morais Barros was the wife of Prudente de Morais, the 3rd President of Brazil and the country's first civilian president. She was the "first lady" of the country between 1894 and 1898.
WJosina Vieira de Araújo Peixoto was the wife of Floriano Peixoto, the 2nd President of Brazil, and the second woman to serve as first lady of the country, between 1891 and 1894. She was also the 1st second lady of Brazil from February 1891 until the resignation of Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca in November of the same year.
WAna Gabriela de Campos Sales was the wife of Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, the fourth President of Brazil between 1898 and 1902. She was also the first lady of the state of São Paulo between 1896 and 1897.
WMarly de Pádua Macieira Sarney is the wife of the former president of Brazil José Sarney. She was First Lady of Brazil during the presidency of her husband, between 1985 and 1990.
WNair de Teffé von Hoonholtz, mostly known as Nair de Teffé, was Brazil's first female cartoonist, as well as a painter, singer and pianist.
WMarcela Tedeschi de Araújo Temer is the wife of the 37th President of Brazil, Michel Temer, having served as the 36th First Lady of Brazil, from 31 August 2016 until 1 January 2019. She also served as the Second Lady of Brazil from 2011 to 2016. As first lady, she worked on social policies for children, having been an Ambassador for the Happy Child Program.
WDarci Lima Sarmanho Vargas was the wife of Getúlio Vargas, former President of Brazil, and the First Lady of the country during two different periods.