Rosa Amorim

Rosa Amorim
Amorim in 2022
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2023
Personal details
Born (1996-12-01) 1 December 1996 (age 29)
PartyWorkers' Party (since 2022)

Rosa Karina Souza de Amorim (born 1 December 1996) is a Brazilian politician serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco since 2023. She previously served as director of culture of the National Union of Students.

Biography

Daughter of MST Pernambuco leaders Rubneuza Leandro and Jaime Amorim, Rosa Amorim was born in Caruaru and raised in the Normandia settlement, in the rural area of the municipality. During her childhood and adolescence, she accompanied her parents on marches, occupations, and MST meetings.

At age 16, she became involved in student movements, joining the Popular Youth Uprising. During this period, she enrolled in the theater course at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Later, she became the cultural director of the National Union of Students (UNE).

She spearheaded the Mãos Solidárias (lit. 'Solidarity Hands') campaign during the Covid-19 pandemic, which created community kitchens, food banks, and community gardens in Pernambuco, and was the coordinator of the Armazém do Campo in the center of the state's capital, Recife.

In 2022, she ran for state representative for the Workers' Party. She was elected with 42,632 votes.

Personal life

Rosa identifies as a black lesbian.

References

  1. ↑ "Rosa Amorim" (in Portuguese). Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco.
  2. 1 2 "Conheça Rosa Amorim, nome e rosto do MST na eleição 2022 em Pernambuco". Marco Zero Conteúdo (in Portuguese). 23 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 Dias, Helena; Sobreira, Vinicius (14 March 2022). ""Desde que nasci, fui para as fileiras da luta": Conheça Rosa Amorim, candidatura do MST em PE". Brasil de Fato (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Pernambuco: veja lista dos deputados estaduais eleitos em 2022". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 October 2022. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Solange (25 July 2022). "História de uma mulher negra, lésbica, Sem Terra e artista do MST". MST (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  6. ↑ "Deputada lésbica promove encontro com LGBT+, no Recife". Brasil de Fato (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 June 2025.