On July 27, 2022, on what would have been her 43rd birthday, a statue of Councilwoman Marielle Franco sculpted by artist Edgar Duvivier was inaugurated at the Buraco do Lume. The square is a historic space for parliamentary action in Central Rio de Janeiro and a few kilometers from where the councilwoman was assassinated in 2018. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira/CatComm

On July 27, 2022, on what would have been her 43rd birthday, a statue of Councilwoman Marielle Franco sculpted by artist Edgar Duvivier was inaugurated at the Buraco do Lume. The square is a historic space for parliamentary action in Central Rio de Janeiro and a few kilometers from where the councilwoman was assassinated in 2018. Photo: Alexandre Cerqueira/CatComm