Nair de Teffé
Nair de Teffé | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Brazil | |
| In role 8 December 1913 – 15 November 1914 | |
| President | Hermes da Fonseca |
| Preceded by | Orsina Francioni da Fonseca |
| Succeeded by | Maria Carneiro Pereira Gomes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1886 Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | 10 June 1981 (aged 95) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Spouse | Hermes da Fonseca |
| Occupation | Cartoonist, painter, singer |
Nair de Teffé von Hoonholtz, mostly known as Nair de Teffé (10 June 1886 – 10 June 1981), was a Brazilian aristocrat, painter, singer and pianist, having been notably the first female cartoonist in the world. Married to Marshal Hermes da Fonseca, she was the First Lady of Brazil during the last year of her husband's presidency, from 1913 to 1914. She is to date the longest-lived of the first ladies of Brazil, and the woman who held the position of ex-first lady the longest, lasting 67 years.