Origin
Benedita Souza da Silva Sampaio, was born on March 11, 1943 in Praia do Pinto, in Rio de Janeiro to Ovídia da Silva out of wedlock, despite the fact that Ovídia was married to someone other than Benedita's father. Her mother later revealed to Benedita who her real father was. She is one of Ovídia's 13 children. Benedita da Silva is also known as Bene and is a key Afro-Brazilian politician.
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