Maria Lúcia Mascarenhas

Maria Lúcia Mascarenhas is the president of the Associação de Moradores e Amigos do Itanhangá Leste (AMA-IL), a community organization focused on environmental preservation and local resident advocacy in Rio de Janeiro. She has been vocal about the challenges of managing ecological issues, particularly the aggressive resurgence of the borrachudo mosquito. Mascarenhas emphasizes the need for continuous community efforts and funding to maintain environmental initiatives that protect residents from health threats posed by the mosquito.