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Her works not only showcased her activist role against the racial divide but also emphasized the experiences she faces as Afro-Brazilian woman. [5] Her poems and short stories have been included in a number of anthologies, including Axé - Antologia Contemporânea da Poesia Negra Brasileira (Axé - Anthology of Contemporary Brazilian Black ...
Joyce Cavalccante is a Brazilian author of seven novels, plus several short stories and articles that today appear in eight anthologies. Cavalccante's writings focus on the plight of women in Brazil who live to pray, marry and die. [citation needed] She is the president of REBRA, the Brazilian Women Writers' Network.
Barreto was born in the municipality of Brejo de Areia, in the state of Paraíba in the north-east of Brazil, growing up in Catolé do Rocha in the same state. She left home at the age of 14, after facing domestic and sexual violence, working as a prostitute and travelling through several states, including the mining areas of Serra Pelada and Itaituba, in the mid-1950s. before settling in ...
Gabriela Silva Leite (1951 — 2013) was a Brazilian prostitute and activist in support of the rights of sex workers. She was the founder of the NGO, Davida, which derives its name from "Mulheres da Vida" (women of life), a term commonly used for prostitutes in Brazil, and of Daspu, a fashion brand for prostitutes.
Francisca da Silva de Oliveira (c. 1732 –1796), known in history by the name Chica da Silva [1] [2] and whose romanticized version/character is also known by the spelling Xica da Silva, [2] was a Brazilian woman who became famous for becoming rich and powerful despite having been born into slavery.
Petra discovered around 50 hours of home video footage filmed by her sister, of which at least 20 hours had been filmed the year that Petra was born. At 13, Elena received her first video camera. Straight away, Petra began to interview around 50 relatives and friends of Elena, gathering together a total of 200 hours of footage.
Glória Maria Matta da Silva (15 August 1949 – 2 February 2023) was a Brazilian journalist, reporter, and television host. With a career that spanned since the 1960s, she is widely considered the first television reporter and TV host of African descent to achieve national success in Brazil.
The Coluna à Maria Felipa monument in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. A biography about her was written by author Jarid Arraes as part of her 2015 cordel collection and book Heroínas Negras Brasileiras em 15 cordéis. [6] A monument to Maria Filipa was erected in Salvador, Bahia, in 2023, as part of celebrations of 200 years of Brazilian ...