Orides Fontela
Brazilian poet (1940–1998)
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Orides de Lourdes Teixeira Fontela (April 24, 1940 — November 2, 1998) was a Brazilian poet, winner of the Prêmio Jabuti and São Paulo Art Critics Association awards.
April 24, 1940
Orides Fontela | |
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| Born | Orides de Lourdes Teixeira Fontela April 24, 1940 |
| Died | November 2, 1998 (aged 58) Campos do Jordão, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Awards | Prêmio Jabuti (1983) Prêmio APCA (1996) Order of Cultural Merit (2007) |
Life
Fontela was born in São João da Boa Vista, in 1940. She published poems in her hometown newspaper O Município, and in O Estado de S. Paulo's Suplemento Literário. She graduated in philosophy at the University of São Paulo.[1][2]
Fontela was awarded the Jabuti Prize for Poetry, in 1983, for her book Alba; and the São Paulo Art Critics Association award, for the book Teia, in 1996.[3][4] In 2007 the Brazilian Ministry of Culture honored her posthumously with the Order of Cultural Merit;[3] her cousin Maria Helena Teixeira de Oliveira received the award.[1]