12 Facts About Carlos Marighella

Carlos Marighella was killed by police in 1969 in an ambush.

Carlos Marighella's father was a blue-collar worker originally from Emilia, while his mother was a descendant of enslaved Africans, brought from the Sudan.

Carlos Marighella spent his young life at a house in Rua do Desterro, at the Baixa do Sapateiro neighbourhood, where he would graduate from primary and secondary education.

Carlos Marighella then moved to Rio de Janeiro to work in the restructuring of PCB.

Son of an Italian Roman Catholic father and a mother of African Muslim background, Carlos Marighella was raised in a Catholic household, eventually becoming atheist in his early 20s.

Carlos Marighella was first arrested in 1932, after he wrote an offensive poem about the administration of Bahia intervener Juracy Magalhaes.

Carlos Marighella was arrested again by the political police led by Filinto Muller.

Carlos Marighella was not released until 1945, when an amnesty during the democratization process of the country benefited all political prisoners.

Carlos Marighella was released in the following year by a court order.

Carlos Marighella was shot by police at an ambush at 8:00 pm on 4 November 1969 at 800 Alameda Casa Branca, Sao Paulo.

Carlos Marighella was buried at Cemiterio Publico da Quinta dos Lazaros, a cemetery in Salvador, Bahia.

Carlos Marighella's tombstone was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer, and is the only grave monument designed by the architect.