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This paper analyzes the marginalization of wome's land rights in Brazil by governmental institutions and rural women's movements. The research is based on qualitative analysis of documents and pamphlets from the government, movements and field research carried out from July to September 2000. It presents the broader transformations of the Brazilian rural economy and the major changes that have occurred in the position of rural women as a result of agricultural modernization. The author describes the challenges posed by women's land rights from the perspectives of several women's organizations.