Capazes (meaning the plural of capable in Portuguese) is a Portuguese feminist organization founded in 2014 by TV hosts Rita Ferro Rodrigues and Iva Domingues.

Capazes
FormationDecember 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12)
FounderRita Ferro Rodrigues
Iva Domingues
Official language
Portuguese
Websitecapazes.pt
Formerly called
Maria Capaz (until 2015)

It started as a website, collecting articles by various columnists and interviews of Portuguese (mostly female) celebrities by the two TV presenters. The organization's original name was Maria Capaz (literally Mary Capable), the title of a song by rapper Capicua and a word play with the Portuguese term for tomboy, Maria-rapaz (Mary boy).[1][2][3][4]

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  1. ^ Reis, Carolina (25 September 2016). "O novo feminismo". Expresso. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. ^ Lusa Agency (4 November 2017). "Marcelo reúne-se com Capazes, APAV e UMAR para discutir violência doméstica e de género". Observador. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  3. ^ Rodrigues, Rita Ferro; Domingues, Iva (17 December 2014). "Editorial #1". Capazes. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Associação Capazes". Capazes. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.