Alessandra Ramos Makkeda

Alessandra Ramos Makkeda was a Brazilian human rights defender and a prominent activist on LGBTI issues.[1][2][3][4][5]

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

Alessandra was born in 1981[6] in Brasilia 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.[7]

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. "AQ Afro-Descendant Innovators: Alessandra Ramos, Brazil". Tom Correia. Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. "Transexual que fala cinco línguas lembra busca por emprego: 'Mais de 60 lugares". Portuguese. .globo.com. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. "Editing to Raise the Profile of Women". Us News. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. "Resistência Arco-Íris - Alessandra Ramos Makkeda, Presente!". resistenciaarcoiris.ensp.fiocruz.br. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  7. "The Wire". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
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