Marcela Temer

Marcela Tedeschi Araújo Temer (May 16, 1983) is the wife of the 37th President of Brazil, Michel Temer, having served as the 36th First Lady of Brazil, from August 31, 2016 until January 1 from 2019. She also served as the Second Lady of Brazil from 2011 to 2016. As first lady, she worked on social policies for children, having been an Ambassador for the Happy Child Program.[1]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Tedeschi and the second or paternal family name is Araújo.

Marcela Temer
First Lady of Brazil
In role 31 August 2016 – 31 December 2018
President	Michel Temer
Preceded by	Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
Succeeded by	Michelle Bolsonaro
Second Lady of Brazil
In role 1 January 2011 – 31 August 2016
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	Mariza Gomes
Succeeded by	Paula Mourão
Personal details
Born	Marcela Tedeschi de Araújo (1983-05-16) May 16, 1983 Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	MDB
Spouse(s)	Michel Temer ( m. 2003)
Children	1
Alma mater	FADISP

Marcela was born and raised in Paulínia. She graduated from the Autonomous Faculty of Law (FADISP).[2] She was Miss Paulínia and Vice-Miss São Paulo.[3]

In 2003, she married Michel Temer, with whom she has a son, Michelzinho.[4]

In the 2011 presidential inauguration, she drew national and international attention for her beauty and 43 year age difference with her husband, which had led her throughout his terms as vice president to remain reserved and out of the spotlight until Michel became president, when she took charge of social causes.[5]

In 2016, she was considered the most beautiful first lady in the world, according to the American press and several analysts, with names such as the queens Rania of Jordan and Letizia of Spain. Discreet, she was admired for the beauty and charm she carried, and she was also considered one of the most beautiful presidential wives, alongside Melania Trump, Angélica Rivera and Juliana Awada.[6][7]

Early life

Marcela Tedeschi Araújo was born on May 16, 1983 in Paulínia, São Paulo, to Carlos Antônio de Araújo and Norma Tedeschi. After graduating from the Escola Estadual Porphyrio da Paz, in her native Paulínia, Marcela worked as a receptionist for the newspaper O Momento. In 2002, at the age of nineteen, she won the title of Miss Paulínia, then moving on to share the state title as Miss São Paulo.[8][9]

In 2002, Marcela accompanied her uncle Geraldo, a Paulínia municipal employee, to the annual political convention of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB). While there, Marcela met Michel Temer, a politician forty-three years her senior.[10] The couple married on July 26, 2003, in a small ceremony.[11]

In 2009, Marcela graduated with a law degree from Fadisp, a private school in São Paulo. In an interview, Marcela says that she never took the licensing exam because of the birth of the couple's son Michel (a.k.a. "Michelzinho").[12][13]

Controversies

Michel and Marcela Temer (right) at President Dilma Rousseff's second inauguration ceremony, 1 January 2015

The President and First Lady with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden in the Itamaraty Palace, Brasília, 6 April 2017

On May 12, 2016, Brazilian police arrested three people for attempting to extort money from Marcela after they hacked her personal internet account.[14]

The Brazilian weekly magazine Veja featured a profile of Marcela Temer in their April 18, 2016 issue.[15] The title, "Bela, recatada, e do lar'" (translated as "beautiful, demure, and a housewife") portrayed Marcela as a feminine helpmeet. Almost immediately, Brazilian feminists, outraged by the transition from the country's first female president Dilma Rousseff to a more conservative government, responded on social media by posting memes of themselves that questioned Marcela as a role model for Brazilian womanhood.[16]

See also

• First Lady of Brazil

References

1. http://www2.planalto.gov.br/mandatomicheltemer/acompanhe-planalto/noticias/2017/05/marcela-temer-apresenta-programa-crianca-feliz-para-estrangeiros
2. https://www.escavador.com/sobre/6640730/marcela-tedeschi-a
3. https://extra.globo.com/famosos/conheca-um-pouco-da-vice-primeira-dama-marcela-temer-da-irma-fernanda-tedeschi-2509564.html
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20180225012706/http://politica.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,para-marcela-temer-diferenca-de-idade-para-o-marido-nao-importa,661445
5. https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/temer-quer-mulher-longe-dos-holofotes-2842264
6. http://www.areah.com.br/vibe/mulheres/materia/186363/1/pagina_1/as-8-primeiras-damas-mais-lindas-do-mundo.aspx
7. https://www.osul.com.br/saiba-quem-sao-as-primeiras-damas-mais-lindas-do-mundo/
8. "Conheça um pouco da vice-primeira-dama Marcela Temer e da irmã Fernanda Tedeschi". Extra – Famosos. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
9. "Paulínia torce por Marcela na Alvorada". Estadão. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
10. Linhares, Juliana. "Marcela Temer: bela, recatada e "do lar" | VEJA.com". VEJA.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
11. "Foi uma atração forte". IstoÉ Gente. 11 August 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
12. "Para Marcela Temer, diferença de idade para o marido não importa". Estadão. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
13. "Entenda a polêmica após matéria com perfil de Marcela Temer". Diário Catarinense. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
14. Reuters (2016-05-12). "Hacker Arrested for Attempted Extortion of Brazil Interim President's Wife". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
15. Linhares, Juliana. "Marcela Temer: bela, recatada e "do lar" | VEJA.com". VEJA.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
16. Sims, Shannon. "The Hilarious Feminist Backlash To Brazil's Impeachment Fallout". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-05-24.

Honorary titles
Preceded by Mariza Gomes da Silva	Second Lady of Brazil 2011–2016	Vacant Title next held by Paula Mourão
Vacant Title last held by Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva	First Lady of Brazil 2016–2018	Succeeded by Michelle Bolsonaro