Maria Helena Miranda de Figueiredo (1927-2024), better known as Tia Lenita ("Aunt Lenita"), was a Brazilian journalist and writer. She was born in Belenzinho, São Paulo. A pioneering female journalist, she was for a long time associated with the São Paulo newspaper "Folha de São Paulo", where she created the children's supplement Folhinha. She had also worked at "Diário de São Paulo" and at "O Tempo". Under the editor Herminio Sachetta, she worked at both "O Tempo" and "Shopping News". 
As a writer, she is known for her novel "O sexo começa às Sete" which won the Prêmio Jabuti in 1971. A decade earlier, her debut novel "Deus Aposentado" had also been commended by the Prêmio Jabuti.
Tia Lenita died in June 2024.