Ângela Diniz

Ângela Maria Fernandes Diniz (10 November 1944, Belo Horizonte – 30 December 1976 Armação dos Búzios) was a Brazilian socialite who became famous after she was murdered at her own beach house in Praia dos Ossos, Búzios, Rio de Janeiro by her lover, Raul Fernandes do Amaral Street (commonly known as Doca Street).[1][2] The crime received extensive media coverage in Brazil.[3]

Ângela Diniz
Born10 November 1944
Died30 December 1976 (aged 32)
Armação de Búzios
Cause of deathHomicide, Feminicide
NationalityBrazilian
Parent(s)Newton Viana Diniz
Maria do Espírito Santo Fernandes Diniz

Life

Ângela Diniz married engineer Milton Villas Boas when she was 18, and divorced nine years later after having three children with him. She later dated gossip columnist Ibrahim Sued, starting in 1975—it was her last relationship before dating Doca Street.[4]

In 1975, she was accused of doing and keeping drugs, and, immediately after, kidnapping her own daughter.[4]

In 1976, while spending some time at their beach house in Búzios, Doca and Ângela had an argument, and she threw his briefcase at him. His Beretta pistol tumbled from it, and he picked it up and used it to shoot her dead in a rage.[5]

In the media

Angela's life was considered for a movie to be directed by Roberto Farias, with Deborah Secco on the lead role,[6] but it was never produced.

Part of her story is told on the book Submundo da sociedade, by Adelaide Carraro.

In 2006, Doca Street published a book called Mea Culpa, in which he explains in detail how he met Angela, how they started an extramarital affair, how he left his wife and children to live with Ângela, and how he killed her.[7]

In 2020, Praia dos Ossos, a podcast about the case, was released.[8]

Diniz was portrayed by Ísis Valverde in the 2023 biographical film Angela.[9]

References
  1. Roure, Jodie G. (2009). "Overview of Domestic Violence Crimes Pre-2006". Domestic violence in Brazil: Examining obstacles and approaches to promote legislative reform. New York: Columbia Law School. pp. 73–74.
  2. "Brazilian Court strikes 'defense of honor' for men who kill unfaithul wives". The Item. Brasília. 14 March 1991.
  3. Jonas Furtado. "Penso em Ângela todos os dias". Isto É Gente, Editora Três. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  4. Última viagem de amor - Veja, 12 de janeiro de 1977, pages 34-37.
  5. Angélica Santa Cruz (9 January 2006). "Perdoe-me, Ângela, diz Doca Street". O Estado de S. Paulo. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  6. CineClick (2002). "Deborah Secco vive Ângela Diniz no cinema". Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  7. Street, Doca (2006). Mea Culpa (in Portuguese) (1 ed.). São Paulo: Editora Planeta. ISBN 85-89885 53-4.
  8. "Podcast revive caso Ângela Diniz, retrato da violência contra a mulher". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  9. Medeiros, Daniel (7 September 2023). "Ísis Valverde interpreta Ângela Diniz em filme que estreia nesta quinta-feira (7)". Folha de Pernambuco (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-12.


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