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Emilio Fraia
Emilio Fraia (born 1982 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian writer, editor and journalist. He worked as editor-in-chief and literature editor for ''Trip (magazine), Trip'' magazine, as a visual arts editor for ''Bravo! Magazine'', and collaborated with Piauí (magazine), ''Piauí'' magazine. He edited the literary magazine Givago, which published new authors between 1999 and 2005. Between 2009 and 2013 he was a literature editor for publisher Cosac Naify. As of 2019 he works for Companhia das Letras. In 2008, together with Vanessa Barbara, he wrote his first novel ''O Verão do Chibo'', finalist of that year's São Paulo Literature Prize. In 2012, Fraia was one of the authors selected for the collection The Best Young Brazilian Writers of the British magazine Granta. In 2013 he wrote the graphic novel Campo em Branco, illustrated by DW Ribatski. In 2018 he published ''Sevastopol,'' a short story collection; one of the short stories was published in the December 9, 2019 issue of ''The N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trip (magazine)
''Trip'' is a Brazilian magazine first published in 1986. Founded by Paulo Lima and Carlos Sarli, the magazine originated from the radio program Trip 89. Initially a publication dedicated to surfing, it became known for addressing topics such as politics, sex and culture, with reports, interviews (''Páginas Negras'' or Black Pages) and photo essay (''Trip Girls''). With a bold graphic and editorial project, ''Trip'' was awarded inside and outside the country (including three medals from the New York Art Directors Club, and four times finalist for the Esso Award Esso () is a trading name for ExxonMobil. Originally, the name was primarily used by its predecessor Standard Oil of New Jersey after the breakup of the original Standard Oil company in 1911. The company adopted the name "Esso" (the phonetic pr ...). Currently, the magazine has a circulation of 30,000 monthly copies, with 6,000 subscribers and 3,000 VIP's readers who receive the magazine for free (journalists, person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bravo! Magazine
CTV Drama Channel (formerly known as Bravo) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. The channel was founded as the Canadian version of the U.S. channel Bravo (which is now owned by NBCUniversal) on January 1, 1995 by Moses Znaimer and its owner CHUM Limited, and originally focused on performing arts, drama, and independent film. As with its U.S. counterpart, the channel has dropped its arts programming but unlike its U.S. counterpart, which shifted to female-targeting reality and lifestyle-oriented series, the Canadian channel adopted a general entertainment format with a focus on drama. In 2007, Bravo was among the channels acquired by CTVglobemedia after buying the assets of CHUM Limited. The channel was relaunched in 2012 under a new logo and separate branding from its former American counterpart. Seven years later, the channel would rebrand again under its current name on September 12, 2019. History In the 1980s, a precursor to Bravo exist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piauí (magazine)
''piauí'' is a Brazilian culture magazine, created by the documentarian João Moreira Salles. It is edited by Editora Alvinegra and printed and distributed by Editora Abril Editora Abril is a major Brazilian publisher and printing company and one of the biggest media holdings in Latin America. The company was founded in 1950 by Victor Civita in São Paulo and is now part of Grupo Abril. Civita had initially founded .... The first edition of ''piauí'' was launched in October 2006. Piauí is also the name of a Brazilian state in the northeastern part of the country. These are the main sections in piauí nowadays: * Chegada (Arrival) * Colaboradores (Collaborators) * Esquina (Corner) * Diário (Journal) * Poesia (Poetry) * Cartas (Letters) * Perfil (Profile) * Quadrinhos (Comics) * Ficção (Fiction) * Concurso (Literary contest) * Tipos brasileiros (Brazilian characters) * Despedida (Farewell) External links ''piauí'' magazine website Texto caudaloso, aposta na leitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosac Naify
Cosac Naify () was a Brazilian publishing house which operated from 1996 to 2015. Founded by Charles Cosac and Michael Naify, the publisher became known about their luxury designed art, humanities, novels and children's books; Charles Cosac described the house as a "cult publishing house, whose books are destined to scholars and art students". Cosac Naify debuted with the book ''Barroco de lírios'', by the artist Tunga. The house published books by novelists such as Alejandro Zambra, valter hugo mãe, Enrique Vila-Matas, Karen Blixen, Herman Melville, Leo Tolstoy, and Victor Hugo. Among the children's books were works by Shel Silverstein, Maurice Sendak, Edward Gorey and the ''Captain Underpants'' series. The publisher closed its activities at the end of 2015; Cosac said the high costs of book production and his unwillingness to compromise its editorial line led him to that decision. Companhia das Letras has acquired some of Cosac Naify's catalogue, including the works of D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companhia Das Letras
Companhia das Letras is the largest publishing house in São Paulo, Brazil. It was founded by Luiz Schwarcz and his wife Lilia Moritz Schwarcz in 1986. Companhia das Letras began as a literary publishing house and gradually grew into 17 independent publishing units with a broad readership of all ages and industries. History According to an interview with The Guardian, Luiz was aware of a lack of quality publishing houses in Brazil after eight years in the publishing industry, and in 1986, recognizing the opportunity, Luiz and his wife established a publishing house that combined literary, commercial and good marketing techniques. Over the next 30 years, Luiz's publishing career went surprisingly well (Caiaty, 2019). Their first book was Edmund Wilson's To the Finland Station, which had never been published in Brazil, even though it had been out for almost 40 years at the time. The book even sold more copies than it did in the United States. As a result, the publisher quickly gaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Barbara
Vanessa Barbara (born June 14, 1982) is a Brazilian journalist and author. She is a columnist for the newspaper O ''Estado de S. Paulo'', having also written for the magazine ''piauí'' and the newspaper ''Folha de S. Paulo''. Her articles are also featured in the ''International New York Times''. Barbara won the 2009 Jabuti Prize in Journalism for her work ''O Livro Amarelo do Terminal'', about the Tietê Bus Terminal. She was shortlisted for the São Paulo Prize for Literature in 2008 for her debut book ''O Verão do Chibo''. She was also listed by Granta among the Best of Young Brazilian Novelists in 2012. Works *2008 - ''O Verão do Chibo'' (novel, with Emilio Fraia) - Ed. Alfaguara *2009 - ''O livro amarelo do Terminal'' (news story) - Ed. Cosac Naify *2010 - ''Endrigo, O Escavador de Umbigos'' (children's book, with Andrés Sandoval Andres or Andrés may refer to: *Andres, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois, US *Andres, Pas-de-Calais, a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo Literature Prize
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Granta
''Granta'' is a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom whose mission centres on its "belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story’s supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make real." In 2007, ''The Observer'' stated: "In its blend of memoirs and photojournalism, and in its championing of contemporary realist fiction, ''Granta'' has its face pressed firmly against the window, determined to witness the world." Granta has published twenty-seven laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Literature published by Granta regularly win prizes such as the Forward Prize, T. S. Eliot Prize, Pushcart Prize and more. History ''Granta'' was founded in 1889 by students at Cambridge University as ''The Granta'', edited by R. C. Lehmann (who later became a major contributor to ''Punch''). It was started as a periodical featuring student politics, badinage and literary efforts. The title was taken from the medieval name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1982 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Brazilian Novelists
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From São Paulo
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the communication of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
