Family tree of Rachel de Queiroz
Author, Journalist
Born Rachel de Queiroz
Brazilian author, translator and journalist
Born on November 17, 1910 in Fortaleza, Ceara , Brazil
Died on November 4, 2003 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Family tree
This form allows you to report an error or to submit additional information about this family tree: Rachel DE QUEIROZ (1910)
More information
... Rachel de Queiroz (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁaˈkɛw dʒi ˈkejɾɔs], November 17, 1910 – November 4, 2003) was a Brazilian author, translator and journalist.
Biography
Rachel de Queiroz was born on November 17, 1910 in Fortaleza, capital of the northeastern state of Ceará. During her childhood, her family spent a couple of years in Rio de Janeiro and Belém before moving back to Fortaleza.
She began her career in journalism in 1927 under the pen name "Rita de Queiroz". She entered the national spotlight with the unexpected success of her debut novel O Quinze in 1930. She published another three novels before moving to Rio in 1939. She was also renowned for her chronicles, short topical newspaper pieces.
De Queiroz joined the Brazilian Communist Party in the 1930s; she was arrested by the Getulio Vargas police in 1937; she would break off with the party later that decade. In 1964 she supported the Brazilian military coup d'état.
In 1964 she became Brazil's representative to the UN, and in 1977 she became the first female writer to enter the Academia Brasileira de Letras. She won the Camões Prize (1993) and the Prêmio Jabuti.
She died of a heart attack in her apartment in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro on November 4, 2003, about two weeks before her 93rd birthday.
The Brazilian Marines' base in the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) is named after her.
Brazilian Academy of Letters
Her election, on November 4, 1977, to seat 5 of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, caused some excitement among the feminists of the time. In an interview, she declared: I did not join the ABL because I was a woman. I joined because, regardless of that, I have a work. I have dear friends here. Almost all my friends are men, I don't trust women very much.
Received by Adonias Filho, she was the fifth occupant of the chair whose patron is Bernardo Guimarães.
Legacy
Her novel O Quinze was made into a film in 2004.
On November 17, 2017, Google celebrated her 107th birthday with a Google Doodle.
Works
References
External links
"Biography". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
Hope.edu Biography
Rachel de Queiroz at IMDb
Biography from Wikipedia (see original) under licence CC BY-SA 3.0
Geographical origins
The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived.
They are related
Log in to your Geneanet account
Start your family tree
Create your family tree and take advantage of valuable tips to help you search your ancestors.
