Monday, Apr. 04, 2011
Dilma Rousseff
Age: 63
Occupation: President of Brazil
Previous TIME 100 appearances: 0
Dilma Rousseff's predecessor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, left her giant shoes to fill, but the former Marxist guerilla and first female President of Brazil inherited a country that exudes can-do confidence and one of the world's most admired economies. Plus, she gets to host soccer's World Cup in 2014, every Brazilian leader's ultimate fantasy.