Dulce Figueiredo

Dulce Maria de Guimarães Figueiredo (May 11, 1928 – June 6, 2011) was the wife of former Brazilian president João Figueiredo and thus the First Lady of Brazil from 1979 to 1985.

Dulce Maria Figueiredo
First Lady of Brazil
In role March 15, 1979 – March 14, 1985
President	João Figueiredo
Preceded by	Lucy Geisel
Succeeded by	Marly Sarney
Personal details
Born	Dulce Maria de Guimarães May 11, 1928 Franco da Rocha, Brazil
Died	June 6, 2011 (aged 83) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cause of death	Cancer
Resting place	Caju Cemetery Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Spouse(s)	João Figueiredo ​ ​ (m. 1942; died 1999)​
Children	2

After the death of her husband in December 1999, Dulce began to face financial difficulties. In March 2001, she organized an auction to sell items her late husband had received while he ruled the country and received criticism from the press. Among the 218 objects auctioned were a bronze cowboy sculpture by Ronald Reagan; two paintings by Di Cavalcanti; a Portuguese statue of Roque de Montpellier presented by Antonio Carlos Magalhães; an inkwell brought by King Juan Carlos of Spain; a silver tray offered by Augusto Pinochet; and a box of cigars given by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. About one million reais were collected, and approximately 82% of this amount went to Dulce Figueiredo, who, as a general's widow, received a pension of 8,865 reais.

A widow since 1999, she died June 6, 2011 at a clinic in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro aged 83. Her body was buried in the mausoleum of the Figueiredos, in the Caju Cemetery.[1][2]

References

1. Morre aos 83 anos a ex-primeira-dama Dulce Figueiredo (Portuguese)
2. Morre Dulce Figueiredo, a última primeira-dama do regime militar (Portuguese)