Engineer Enedina Alves Marques

This explanation text for year 4, linking to the topic electricity, describes the life and achievements of Enedina Alves Marques. She was the first black woman to gain a degree in engineering in Brazil. Her biggest achievement was the construction of a huge underground hydroelectric power plant, now called the Governador Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza Plant. A hydroelectric power plant uses the power of moving water to generate electricity.

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