# Jovita Feitosa

> Antonia Alves ("Jovita") Feitosa, was a Brazilian soldier. She enlisted in the Brazilian army disguised as a man in order to fight in the
Paraguayan War. Upon being discovered she was fêted as a patriotic heroine, although the authorities forbade her to participate in a combatant role. She has been interpreted as a military heroine, as a symbol for the war against sexism, as a tool of Imperial recruitment propaganda, and as an archetypal warrior-maiden.

*Military heroine (1848-1867)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jovita-feitosa

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** Brazil
- **Born:** 1848-03-08
- **Died:** 1867-10-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 18.8 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 8.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Jovita Feitosa](https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovita_Feitosa)
- [جوفيتا فيتوسا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A7_%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7)
- [জোভিটা ফেইটোসা](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE)
- [Jovita Feitosa](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovita_Feitosa)
- [Jovita Feitosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovita_Feitosa)
- [Jovita Feitosa](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovita_Feitosa)
- [Jovita Feitosa](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovita_Feitosa)
- [Jovita Feitosa](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovita_Feitosa)
- [Jovita Feitosa](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovita_Feitosa)
- [Jovita Feitosa](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovita_Feitosa)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6296821)

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