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Maria Laura Moura Mouzinho Leite Lopes or Maria Laura Mouzinho Leite Lopes or Maria Laura Lopes was a Brazilian mathematician, the first Brazilian woman PhD in mathematics, specializing in Mathematics education. A renowned mathematician, she fought the dictatorship and articulated the creation of research institutions. She was part of the group that articulated the foundation of the Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF), an institute she created together with José Leite Lopes and César Lattes in 1949. In addition, she participated in articulations to found other important institutions, such as the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), the National Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA) and the Brazilian Society for Mathematics Education (SBEM).