Dilma Rousseff was inaugurated as Brazil's first female president, succeeding Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace. Known for her determination and resistance to the military dictatorship, Rousseff emphasized the importance of a free press and her commitment to eradicating extreme poverty in her victory speech. Born into a politically active family, she has a notable history that includes being jailed for guerrilla activities in the 1970s.

1. Presidenta Dilma RousseffHelga design

2. Newly sworn in Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, center, Vice-President Michel Temer, left, and outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva raise their hands during the inauguration ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia.

3. Dilma Vana Rousseff , 62, hasachieved the raredistinction of becomingBrazil’sfirstfemalepresidentwhenshesucceeded outgoing leftistleader Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.Known for herfiercedetermination in Brazil, Rousseff wasjailed in 1970s for guerrillaactivities and she is nicknamed as “Iran Lady’ by the media similar to the image of Margaret Thatcher of Britain.Shebecameknown in Brazilwhensheopposed the 1964-85 militarydictatorshipthatruledBrazil

5. Dilma Rousseff wasborn in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, onDecember 14, 1947, to Bulgarianlawyer and entrepreneur Pedro Rousseff (bornPétarRúsev, Bulgarian: ПетърРусев, 1900–1962 schoolteacher Dilma Jane da Silva.Herfatherwasborn in Gabrovowas a friend of the Nobel Prize-nominatedBulgarianpoetElisavetaBagriana. Anactivemember of the BulgarianCommunistParty in the 1920s,PetarRusevfledpoliticalpersecution in Bulgaria in 1929, settling in France. He arrived in Brazil in the 1930s, alreadywidowed (he left behindhissonLyuben, whodied in 2007. . PetarRusevadaptedhisfirstname to Portuguese and the last to French. During a trip to Uberaba, hemet Dilma Jane da Silva

10. With daughter Paula Rousseff de Araújo

12. Ms Rousseff, a strong personality with a famously short temper, In her victory speech, Ms Rousseff highlighted the importance of a free press, which came under fire by Lula in his final year in government.

13. "I willlookafterthemostvulnerable. I willgovern for allBrazilians,""Themostdeterminedstrugglewillbe to eradicate extreme poverty,""Wecanbe a more developedandfairer country.“ByPresident Dilma Rousseff 1th January 2011

14. Music : National Anthem sung by brazilian birds

15. Beautiful Marcela Tedeschi Temer, 27 anos, wife of Vice Presidente Michel Temer, 70,

16. Ms. Paula and Ms. Marcela

17. Príncipe das Astúrias, Felipe de Borbón, herdeiro da Coroa da Espanha

18. Ms. Hillary Clinton

20. Dilma Vana Rousseff at the christening of grandson Gabriel (September 9, 2010 )l, with daughter Paula and son-in-law Rafael Covolo, and Dilma Jane Rousseff, the great-grandmother (far left)

21. Supreme Electoral CourtPhotos : Brazilian Press