Rosângela Lula da Silva
Rosângela Lula da Silva (born 27 August 1966), commonly known by her nickname Janja (), is a Brazilian sociologist and the  First Lady of Brazil as the wife of president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Biography 
Rosângela was born on 27 August 1966 in União da Vitória, state of Paraná. She moved to Curitiba during her childhood. Silva joined the Workers' Party in 1983. In 1990, she enrolled the studies of Social Science at the Federal University of Paraná and specialized in History in the same institution. Janja was hired by Itaipu Binacional on 1 January 2005; at the time, there were no civil service examinations, and she was hired through curriculum analysis and interview. At the hydroelectric power plant, she was assistant to the Director-General and coordinator of programs backed to sustainable development. Between 2012 and 2016, Rosângela was communications and institutional affairs advisor at Eletrobras, in Rio de Janeiro. In 2016, she returned to Itaipu. Janja officially left the company on 1 January 2020. Personal life 
Janja and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva allegedly began dating in 2018 while he was arrested at the Federal Police headquarters in Curitiba. When Lula was released on 8 November 2019, they announced their engagement. They officially married on 18 May 2022 in São Paulo by Catholic Bishop Angélico Sândalo Bernardino. First Lady of Brazil (2023–present) 

On 1 January 2023, she became the thirty-eighth First Lady of Brazil under the third government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. During the ceremony, she appeared wearing a golden suit, being the first Brazilian first lady to wear such a piece in an inauguration ceremony. A declared feminist, she has an office to work in the areas of food security and the cultural sector, in addition to promoting movements and ideologies that aim to establish gender equality. Honours 
 : Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (22 April 2023)

See also 
 Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva

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1966 births
Living people
People from União da Vitória
First ladies of Brazil
Brazilian feminists
Brazilian sociologists
Brazilian women sociologists
Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Federal University of Paraná alumni
20th-century Brazilian women scientists
21st-century Brazilian women scientists
Grand Crosses of the Order of Prince Henry