About Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo
Born 1978. Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo is a Brazilian police officer.
Major Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo (born c. 1978) is a Brazilian police officer who has won international awards for her service.
Life Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo along Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton received the International Women of Courage Award in 2012. She was born in about 1978 and she was brought up in Laranjeiras neighborhood. She arrested people who had earlier kidnapped her and held her prisoner. In 2008 she was placed in charge of the first “Police Pacification Unit” (UPP) in Rio de Janeiro, in the favela of Santa Marta. As of January 2014 she is the chief of the Police Pacification Unit in Rocinha, which she became chief of in 2013 after its officers were accused of being involved in the disappearance of a local man.
She received a 2012 International Women of Courage award, and Veja named her Defender of the City.
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Who is Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo?
Brazilian police officer
When was Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo born?
Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo was born in 1978.
What is Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo's occupation?
Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo is a police officer.
What nationality is Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo?
Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo is Brazilian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo. https://biography.guide/pricilla-de-oliveira-azevedo/
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