Summary The production highlights the life and work of Ceará writer Rachel de Queiroz, born in the city of Fortaleza in 1910. Rachel is considered one of the biggest names in national literature. The writer was a novelist, translator and chronicler of newspapers and magazines, an innovative fact at the time, since most women did not have access to education and literature. The writer had her name highlighted in the social fiction of the Northeast. Her work "O Quinze" was known throughout the country for showing the struggle of the Northeastern people against drought and misery that plagued this Region in 1915. In addition, she wrote children's literature, anthologies and plays. Among her works are: Memorial of Maria Moura, Dora Doralina, The three Maria, Mandacaru, Menino Mágico, among others. Rachel de Queiroz was the first woman to be a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL), where she occupied chair number 5. View more details
Directed : Angela Gurgel
Written : Angela Gurgel Ana Célia de Oliveira
Stars : Rachel de Queiroz Socorro Acioli Ana Miranda Lúcia Dummar
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Jan 6, 2013
Countries of origin : Brazil
Language : Portuguese
Filming locations : Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Production companies : TV Assembleia do Ceará
Summary The production highlights the life and work of Ceará writer Rachel de Queiroz, born in the city of Fortaleza in 1910. Rachel is considered one of the biggest names in national literature. The writer was a novelist, translator and chronicler of newspapers and magazines, an innovative fact at the time, since most women did not have access to education and literature. The writer had her name highlighted in the social fiction of the Northeast. Her work "O Quinze" was known throughout the country for showing the struggle of the Northeastern people against drought and misery that plagued this Region in 1915. In addition, she wrote children's literature, anthologies and plays. Among her works are: Memorial of Maria Moura, Dora Doralina, The three Maria, Mandacaru, Menino Mágico, among others. Rachel de Queiroz was the first woman to be a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL), where she occupied chair number 5. View more details
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Jan 6, 2013
Countries of origin : Brazil
Language : Portuguese
Filming locations : Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Production companies : TV Assembleia do Ceará
