Maria Perpétua

Maria Perpétua (1790, Portugal – 1817, Ilha de São Sebastião), was an alleged Brazilian witch.

Maria Perpétua was born in Portugal and emigrated to the Portuguese colony of Brazil, where she settled at Ilha de São Sebastião.

In a famous case, Maria Perpétua was accused of having murdered a slave, Joana, by use of magic.

Domingos, as well as several other parishioners, lay forward a complaint to the local priest alleging that she had manufactured magical objects in order to create the illness which killed Joana.

Maria Perpétua was stabbed to death by her own spouse and was thereby never brought to trial.