Lúcia Machado de Almeida
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Lúcia Machado de Almeida (1910 – April 30, 2005) was a Brazil
ian writer. She was born at a farm, in Santa Luzia
city, state of Minas Gerais
. She moved to Belo Horizonte
, when she was a child. After that, she studied until High School
at Santa Maria school, in the same city. She learnt English
, French
, history of art
s and music
.
She had three siblings: Aníbal Machado
, Paulo Machado
and Carolina Machado, all of whom are writers. Her husband is brother of another writer, the poet Guilherme de Almeida
.
Her first published writing was a poem, "Desencanto", which appeared in the Estado de Minas newspaper,when she was fourteen years old. Some year later, she published her first book which is called Estórias do Fundo do Mar. She won a number of literary prizes such as Othon Bezerra de Mello Prize and Stella della Solidarietá Medal.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian writer. She was born at a farm, in Santa Luzia
Santa Luzia
Santa Luzia is Portuguese for Saint Lucia, and may refer to any of the following:-=* Santa Luzia, Bahia, a municipality in the State of Bahia* Santa Luzia, Maranhão, a municipality in the State of Maranhão...
city, state of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
. She moved to Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
, when she was a child. After that, she studied until High School
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
at Santa Maria school, in the same city. She learnt English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, history of art
History of art
The History of art refers to visual art which may be defined as any activity or product made by humans in a visual form for aesthetical or communicative purposes, expressing ideas, emotions or, in general, a worldview...
s and music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
.
She had three siblings: Aníbal Machado
Aníbal Machado
Aníbal Machado is a Brazilian writer born in Sabará, Minas Gerais. He was president of the Brazilian Association of Writers and received numerous awards for his novels. He was also honored by the Academia Brasileira de Letras. He is the father of playwright Maria Clara Machado.-External links:...
, Paulo Machado
Paulo Machado
Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Toulouse FC in the French first division, as a central midfielder.-Club career:...
and Carolina Machado, all of whom are writers. Her husband is brother of another writer, the poet Guilherme de Almeida
Guilherme de Almeida
Guilherme de Andrade e Almeida was a lawyer, journalist, film critic, poet, essayist and Brazilian translator...
.
Her first published writing was a poem, "Desencanto", which appeared in the Estado de Minas newspaper,when she was fourteen years old. Some year later, she published her first book which is called Estórias do Fundo do Mar. She won a number of literary prizes such as Othon Bezerra de Mello Prize and Stella della Solidarietá Medal.