Marielle Franco: Vivacious fighter shaped by the favela

Marielle Franco: Vivacious fighter shaped by the favela
By Julia Carneiro
BBC Brasil, Rio de Janeiro
22 March 2018

Marielle Franco's life had been on an up until she was shot dead in Rio de Janeiro on 14 March.

"She was doing everything she had set out to do," says her sister, Anielle Silva. Two years ago, Ms Franco was elected Rio city councillor, the very first time she had run for office.

The 38-year-old had ambitious plans for this year. The left-wing Party for Socialism and Liberty (PSOL) she was a member of had chosen her as its candidate for the post of deputy governor of Rio de Janeiro state in October's election.

"She was so excited, she seemed like a child," Ms Silva recalls. She is sitting in her parents' flat in northern Rio which is full of photos of her sister.

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