Bia Farkas Bitelman

Bia Farkas Bitelman is a Brazilian educator and activist who was arrested in 1970 during the military dictatorship in Brazil. At just 18 years old, she was taken from her home in São Paulo without explanation and held in a notorious prison. Farkas Bitelman comes from an intellectual and affluent family, and despite the oppressive political climate, she participated in anti-regime demonstrations. Her experiences during the dictatorship highlight the personal impacts of political repression in Brazil, and she has been vocal about the need for historical acknowledgment of human rights abuses during that period.