Credits
The exhibition Senhora Liberdade: Women Defy Slavery is the result of a partnership between the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh and the National Archives of Brazil. It was on display at the National Archives, Rio de Janeiro, from November 14, 2025 to June 12, 2026.
Exhibition
Curator
Keila Grinberg
Research and texts
Claudia Beatriz Heynemann
Maria do Carmo Teixeira Rainho
Keila Grinberg
Contributions by Historians
Beatriz Mamigonian
Clícea Maria Miranda
Fabiane Popinigis
Hebe Maria Mattos
Lucia Helena Oliveira Silva
Luciana Brito
Marilda de Souza Francisco
Martha Abreu
Monica Lima e Souza
Mariana Muaze
Ynae Lopes dos Santos
Wlamyra Albuquerque
Graphic design
Patricia Maranhão
Expography
Sérgio Marimba and Mirella Lima
Expography Production
Christina Carvalho
Expography Assistants
Dani Brandão and Gabi Santiago
Scenography and assembly
Elias de Castro
Amauri Gomes
Bruno Marins
Alexandre dos Santos
Translation
Tatiana Limoncic
Editing
Leila Nilipour
National Archives of Brazil — Center for Latin American Studies
President of the Republic
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services
Esther Dweck
Director-General
Monica Lima e Souza
Deputy Director-General
Sheila Mueller
Directorate of Document and Archive Management
Paola Bittencourt
Directorate of Technical Processing, Preservation and Access to the Collection
Thiago de Oliveira Vieira
Directorate of Internal Management
Luis Carlos Alves Colonezi Silva
Chief of Staff
Bia Paixão
General Coordination of Access and Outreach
Leticia dos Santos Grativol Pimentel
General Coordination of Communication
Camila Souza
General Coordination of Project Articulation and Internationalization
Marcelo Nogueira de Siqueira
Coordination of Research and Collection Outreach
Maria Elizabeth Brêa Monteiro
Coordination of Collection Inquiries
Carmen Tereza Coelho Moreno
General Coordination of Technical Processing and Preservation
Glaucia Vaz Pimentel Pereira
Coordination of Written Documents
Mara Luci Silva de Araújo da Silva
Coordination of Collection Preservation
Maria Julia Faissal Cardoso
Center for Latin American Studies — Director
Keila Grinberg
Center for Latin American Studies — Associate Director
Luis Bravo
Center for Latin American Studies — Assistant Director for Academic Affairs
Ana Paula Carvalho
Center for Latin American Studies — Assistant Director for Partnerships and Programming
Luz Amanda Hank
Center for Latin American Studies — Administrative Assistant
Kaitlin Kennedy
Website
Curatorship and Coordination
Keila Grinberg
Website Development
Mário Neto
Design
Luiza Quentel
Arthur Martins Maciel
Jéssica Brandão
Content and editing
Clarissa Martins Luz