'Python cannot find/read folder with cedilla (ç) in name

I have a folder with name "ADOLFO DE MENDONÇA". I ask python to list the files inside this directory:

files = os.listdir('E:\ADOLFO DE MENDONÇA')

Then, it yields the error:

[WinError 3] The system cannot find the path specified: 'E:\ADOLFO DE MENDON�A'

If I change the Ç letter to the C, it works. Surprisingly, python correctly processes the inside files which contain cedilla (ç) in the name.

Any help is welcomed.

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