Biography of
Luiz Inácio
Lula da Silva
Luis Inácio Lula da Silva
is a great personality…
because he was a poor man
who became President of
the Republic of Brazil with
great popular support.
Luis Inacio da Silva has
a nickname:
He is married with his second wife, Marisa Letícia, who has
three children: Fabio Luis, Sandro Luis and Luis Claudio.
He adopted a son from his first marriage to Marisa, Marcos
Cláudio.
Lula is also Lurian father, the daughter of an ex-girlfriend.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was born
on October 27, 1945 in the town
of Garanhuns,Pernambuco - Brazil.
Lula is the seventh of eight children of Mr.
Aristides Inácio da Silva Ferreira e Mrs.
Eurídice Ferreira de Mello.
At seven years old, Luiz Inacio Lula
da Silva moved with his family to São Paulo,
escaping a miserable life.
As a child he worked
as peddlers, shoeshine and office boy.
At age 15, became an apprentice lathe
operator.
In 1970 he worked for the metalworkers
union and became president of the
Metalworkers Union of São Bernardo do
Campo and Diadema.
He led the first strike by workers of
the ABC in 1978 during the military regime.
In 1980, along with other intellectuals
and union leaders, he founded the
political party PT (Workers Party).
The following year, he led new strike of
steelworkers, was arrested and had his
tenure revoked union.
In 1983, freedom, fought for direct
elections for the presidency in Brazil,
with other great personalities.
Lula and his wife Marisa.
In 1986, Lula was elected federal deputy constituent. He
had the most votes in the country.
He was a candidate for President in 1989, 1994 and 1998.
In 2002 he was elected president of Brazil with record
vote: 50 million votes.
He was reelected for president in 2006.
Lula supported his successor in
the Presidency of the Republic, Mrs.
Dilma Rousseff.
In October 2011, Lula was diagnosed
with laryngeal cancer.
It is in treatment of disease.
Escola Estadual
Professora Ayr Picanco Barbosa de Almeida
Work done by students:
Fabio de Paula
Gustavo Henrique
Igor Alencar
Marcos Paulo
Matheus Cabral
Vanderlei dos Santos
Vitor Nascimento