Flávio de Araújo

Flávio de Araújo is a contemporary poet from Paraty, Brazil, who comes from a family of caiçara fishermen. His debut poetry collection, Zangareio, was published in conjunction with the 2008 OFF FLIP literary festival, an offshoot of FLIP (Paraty International Literary Festival). Araújo has participated in, and helped to organize, OFF FLIP, and has served as an editor for the Jornal de Poesia literary journal. He has also read at the International Literary Festival of Porto de Galinhas-Pernambuco and the International Literature Festival in Havana, Cuba. Zangareio is currently being translated into Spanish by Mexican poet Martha Favila.