Angélica Freitas

Angélica Freitas was born in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She is the author of three books of poetry—Rilke shake (2007), Um útero é do tamanho de um punho (2012), and Canções de atormentar (2020)—as well as a graphic novel, Guadalupe (2011), illustrated by Odyr. She received a 2010 Petrobras Cultural writer’s award and a 2020 DAAD Artists-in-Berlin residency. Her writing represents a contemporary voice in literature by women and LGBT+ authors from Brazil.