What is Olivia Santana?
'''Maria Olivia Santana''' (born 25 March 1967) is a [[Brazilians|Brazilian]] [[activist]]. She is the [[:wikt:founder|founder]] of the Black Union For Equality (UNEGRO). She was born in [[Salvador, Bahia]].<ref name=bahia/> At the age of 14, she started to work as a [[cleaner]] in a [[private school]]. She studied at the [[Federal University of Bahia]] (UFBA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pcdob.org.br/noticias/olivia-santana-precisamos-de-politica-transformadora-contra-o-racismo/|title=Olívia Santana: Precisamos de política transformadora contra o racismo|website=PCdoB|language=pt-BR|access-date=2020-08-07}}</ref> She was a [[councillor|city councilor]] in [[Salvador, Bahia]]. In 2012, she was a candidate for [[vice mayor]] of Salvador.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eleicoes.uol.com.br/2012/candidatos/2012/vice-prefeito/ba/25031967-olivia-santana.htm|title=Veja os dados eleitorais da candidata OLIVIA SANTANA - PC do B|website=UOL Eleições 2012|access-date=2020-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vermelho.org.br/2012/06/29/olivia-santana-e-candidata-a-vice-prefeita-em-salvador/|title=Olívia Santana é candidata a vice-prefeita em Salvador|date=2012-06-29|website=Vermelho|language=pt-BR|access-date=2020-08-07}}</ref> She supported extending childcare.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bahia.ba/eleicoes2020/olivia-santana-salvador-precisa-de-uma-politica-de-ampliacao-de-creches/|title=Olívia Santana: Salvador precisa de uma política de ampliação de creches|website=Bahia.Ba|language=pt-br|access-date=2020-08-07}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Since 2019, she has been a member of the [[Bahia Legislative Assembly]] for the [[Communist Party of Brazil]].<ref name=bahia>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.ba.gov.br/deputados/deputado-legislatura-atual/926908|title=DEP. OLIVIA SANTANA|access-date=2020-08-08|publisher=[[Bahia Legislative Assembly]]|archive-date=2019-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227111515/http://www.al.ba.gov.br/deputados/deputado-legislatura-atua