What is Eugênia Álvaro Moreyra's middle name?
Álvaro
Eugênia Álvaro Moreyra nickname(s):
Eugênia Brandão, Eugênia Brandão Moreyra
Eugênia Álvaro Moreyra date of birth:
March 6, 1898
How old was Eugênia Álvaro Moreyra when died?
50
Where was Eugênia Álvaro Moreyra born?
Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
When did Eugênia Álvaro Moreyra die?
June 16, 1948
Where did Eugênia Álvaro Moreyra die?
Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Why did Eugênia Álvaro Moreyra die?
Stroke
What is Eugênia Álvaro Moreyra nationality?
Brazilian
What is Eugênia Álvaro Moreyra's occupation?
Journalist, reporter, actress, theater director, feminist pioneer, suffragist, political activist
Eugênia Álvaro Moreyra claim to fame:
Considered to be the first Brazilian female reporter
Short Biography
Eugênia Álvaro Moreyra (née Eugênia Brandão; March 6, 1898, Juiz de Fora - June 16, 1948, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian journalist, actress and theater director, who became president of the professional theater union. A feminist pioneer, she was a leader of the suffrage campaign in Brazil. She was also linked to the Brazilian modernist movement and was a staunch defender of Communist ideals. She was married to the poet and writer Álvaro Moreyra, who played a major role in the renewal of the Brazilian theater, organizing cultural popularization campaigns and working as an actress, director, translator, declaimer and later president of the union of theater professionals.