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Marina Silva was born
In Brazil the Amazon to a large family of rubber tappers. -
Her mom died so she had to take on the duties of caring for her family.
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She got Hepatitis so she could not help her dad anymore because she grow weak.
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Her father allowed her to live in the City to work and go to school.
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Ranchers made plans to kill 1,600 postesters. The one they hoped to kill was Marina Silva.
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She decided to fight Cattle Ranchers. Then she heard about Chico Mendes and joined force with him. They wante to save the trees in the forest and also families like hers.
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Movement was dealt and cruel blow because Chico Mendens was murdered by the timber mafia.
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She won the election and became a Senator.
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She won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Award. They named her a "hero of the earth".
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She completed grades 1-12 in three years because she was very smart.
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She gets 20 million votes for president and she got second place. Now its in between her and Rouseff. Silva thinks that this idea has arrived to the hearts of Brazilians.