Maria Lucrécia Eunice Facciolla Paiva (November 7, 1929 – December 13, 2018) was a Brazilian lawyer and activist of the anti-military dictatorship movement in Brazil. [3] [4] [5] After losing her husband, the former federal deputy Rubens Paiva, to the Military Dictatorship then in force and which denied her any answers regarding his whereabouts, Eunice, also in the express need to …

1 day ago · The story of Eunice Paiva’s tenacity is inspiring, but Torres really sells it with tragic emotional impact. There are many moments where her silence says so much, like the life is slowly leaving ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Much of her work had been devoted to indigenous rights, but her lifelong pursuit of justice was personal: her former husband and Marcelo’s father, Rubens Paiva, an engineer and former congressman,...

1 day ago · Paiva earned a law degree and became a human rights activist before her death in 2018. Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage , one of the German leftist playwright’s most provocative dramas, could make a fitting brand name for Eunice as well, despite the differences between Brecht’s emblematic anti-heroine—a war scavenger—and the righteous ...

Maria Lucrécia Eunice Facciolla Paiva (São Paulo, 7 de novembro de 1929 – São Paulo, 13 de dezembro de 2018) foi uma advogada e símbolo da luta contra a ditadura militar no Brasil. Trabalhou ativamente pelos direitos humanos dos desaparecidos durante a ditadura civil militar e seus familiares e pela causa indígena .

6 days ago · Eunice’s story hits close to home for Salles; he knew the Paivas, including their son, Marcelo Rubens Paiva, upon whose memoir “I’m Still Here” is based.

Jan 3, 2025 · In I’m Still Here, Torres plays Eunice Paiva, a mother of five and wife to former Brazilian congressman Rubens Paiva. When Rubens is “disappeared” by the Brazilian regime, during the country ...

Jan 29, 2025 · The film tells the true story of Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres), a mother of five and wife to ex-congressman and political dissident Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello). One fateful day, Rubens is arrested in his home, taken away for questioning and never seen again.

Jan 4, 2025 · The film, written and directed by Walter Salles, tells the true story of Eunice Paiva, a mother of five who lost her husband under the tyranny of the Duarte...

Dec 3, 2024 · The Brazilian director explains the power and persistence of Eunice Paiva, who fought against a murderous regime in the 1970s.