Felipa de Souza (1556,

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– 1600,

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) was a woman who had romantic relationships with other women during the Brazilian colonial era. She was accused of

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and because of that she fell victim of the Catholic

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. Her name was adopted by the

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(formerly known as

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) to name its annual human rights prize. __NOTOC__

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*Luiz Mott: ''O Lesbianismo no Brasil'', Mercado Aberto (Brazil), 1987,

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The Felipa de Souza Award Winners
1556 births 1600 deaths People from Tavira 16th-century LGBT people Brazilian LGBT people Lesbians LGBT history in Portugal People prosecuted under anti-homosexuality laws Social history of Brazil 17th-century Brazilian women 16th-century Brazilian women 16th-century Brazilian people Victims of the Inquisition {{LGBT-bio-stub