Martha Medeiros (born August 20, 1961, in
Porto Alegre
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) is a Brazilian writer and journalist. She works as columnist of the ''
Zero Hora
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'' and ''
O Globo
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'' newspapers.
Biography
Born in
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fif ...
in 1961, she's the daughter of José Bernardo Barreto de Medeiros and Isabella Matos de Medeiros. She graduated in 1982 at the
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) in Porto Alegre and became journalist for the newspaper
Zero Hora
''Zero Hora'' is a Brazilian newspaper based in the city of Porto Alegre, the sixth biggest of the country. It is edited by Grupo RBS.
Inquiry on Grupo RBS oligopoly / monopoly practicing
The RBS Group is being investigated by the practice of ol ...
of Porto Alegre and
O Globo
''O Globo'' (, ''The Globe'') is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. ''O Globo'' is the most prominent print publication in the Grupo Globo media conglomerate.
Founded by journalist Irineu Marinho, owner of '' A Noite'', it was ori ...
of Rio de Janeiro.
She moved for nine months in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
, and she began to write poems. Coming back to Porto Alegre, she began writing as a journalist also continuing her literary way.
''A Morte Devagar'' (A slow death), one of her poems written in 2000, has for a long time been erroneously attributed to
Pablo Neruda.
Bibliography
* ''Strip-Tease'' (1985)
* ''Meia noite e um quarto'' (1987)
* ''Persona non grata'' (1991)
* ''Con Cara Lavada'' (1995)
* ''Poesia Reunida'' ' (1998)
* ''Geração Bivolt'' (1995)
* ''Topless'' (1997)
* ''Santiago do Cile'' (1996)
* ''Trem-Bala'' (1999)
* ''Non Stop'' (2000)
* ''Cartas Extraviadas e Outros Poemas'' (2000)
* ''A Morte Devagar'' (2000)
* ''Couch'' (2002);
* ''Divã'' (2002) - this piece began a piece acted from
Lilia Cabral (Mercedes).
* ''Montanha-Russa'' (2003)
* ''Rollercoaster'' (2003)
* ''Esquisita como Eu'' (2004)
* ''Selma e Sinatra'' (2005)
* 'Tudo que Eu Queria te Dizer'' (2007);
* ''Doidas e Santas'' (2008)
* ''Fora de Mim'' (2010)
* ''Feliz por Nada'' (2011)
References
External links
''A Morte Devagar'' in niilismo.net
Brazilian journalists
1961 births
Living people
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni
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