Vanessa Barbara | |
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Born | São Paulo, Brazil | 14 June 1982
Occupation | Author |
Language | Portuguese |
Genre | Fiction, journalism |
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Vanessa Barbara (born June 14, 1982) is a Brazilian journalist and author. She is a columnist for the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, having also written for the magazine piauí and the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo. Her articles are also featured in the International New York Times. [1]
Barbara won the 2009 Jabuti Prize in Journalism for her work O Livro Amarelo do Terminal, about the Tietê Bus Terminal. She was shortlisted for the São Paulo Prize for Literature in 2008 for her debut book O Verão do Chibo. She was also listed by Granta among the Best of Young Brazilian Novelists in 2012.