Wilma de Faria (17 February 1945 – 15 June 2017) was a Brazilian politician.

She served as the governor of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte from 2003 to 2010, the first woman to hold the position.

[1] Wilma de Faria died on 15 June 2017, aged 72, at São Lucas Nursing Home, in Natal, due to multiple organ failure.

She was also victim of a cancer in the digestive system, diagnosed two years before.

Her corpse was veiled at Our Lady of the Presentation Cathedral and later buried at Morada da Paz Cemetery.