Yara Yavelberg (May 7, 1943 - August 20, 1971) was a Brazilian psychologist and university lecturer, who committed suicide in Salvador, Bahia.
Yara was born in São Paulo. She was initially a passive supporter of the resistance movement but eventually became a terroristMR-8. She had a relationship with Carlos Lamarca, a Brazilian Army officer who deserted and became one of the most important leaders of the guerrilla movement that opposed the dictatorship. With the collapse of the guerrilla movement, Yavelberg and Lamarca fled to Bahia.
University of São Paulo's Psychology Institute paid a homage to Yara, an alumnus of their Psychology School, by naming its academic center the Yara Yavelberg Academic Center.
She was a friend of Dilma Rousseff, which paid a tribute to her during the launch of her candidacy.[1]