The 56-year-old activist and former environment minister has overcome battles with tropical diseases and health problems from mercury poisoning to enter the presidential race.
And when 200 million people go to the polls on 5 October, Silva could become the first black woman to lead Brazil. The latest polls put her neck and neck with incumbent Dilma Rousseff.
http://www.rtcc.org/2014/09/25/marina-silva-the-amazon-champion-who-could-lead-brazil/
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