Nair de Teffé
Nair de Teffé | |
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First Lady of Brazil | |
| In role 8 December 1913 – 15 November 1914 | |
| President | Hermes da Fonseca |
| Preceded by | Orsina Francioni da Fonseca |
| Succeeded by | Maria Carneiro Pereira Gomes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1886 Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | 10 June 1981 (aged 95) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Spouse | Hermes da Fonseca |
| Occupation | Cartoonist, painter, singer |
Nair de Teffé von Hoonholtz, mostly known as Nair de Teffé (10 June 1886 – 10 June 1981), was a Brazilian aristocrat, painter, singer and pianist, having been notably the first female cartoonist in the world. Married to Marshal Hermes da Fonseca, she was the First Lady of Brazil during the last year of her husband's presidency, from 1913 to 1914. She is to date the longest-lived of the first ladies of Brazil, and the woman who held the position of ex-first lady the longest, lasting 67 years.
Biography
Family and aristocratic background
Nair was born in
An aristocrat from birth, Nair grew attending events of the Brazilian court in
Cartoonism
As a young girl, Nair studied in
Life as First Lady
Nair de Teffé was and still is commonly regarded as a woman ahead of her time. After marrying the President and becoming First Lady of Brazil in 8 December 1913, Nair used her position to host soirées in the Catete Palace, the presidential palace, which became famous for introducing the guitar in high society salons.
In 1914, Nair de Teffé organized a recital to launch
Post-presidency and later life
After her husband's presidential mandate ended, she moved to Europe, living in
In 1959, at the age of 73, Nair de Tefé resumed making caricatures. In the late 1970s, she still participated in commemorations of International Women's Day. She died in Rio de Janeiro on the exact day of her 95th birthday from pulmonary infection aggravated by a cardiac insufficiency.
References
- (in Portuguese) Rodrigues, Antonio Edmilson Martins. Nair de Teffé: vidas cruzadas. Rio de Janeiro: Editora FGV, 2002. ISBN 85-225-0389-3
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