Ana Maria Gonçalves becomes first Black woman in Brazil’s literary academy

<p>Author of Um defeito de cor wins seat in 128-year-old institution long dominated by white men</p><p>Brazil has elected its first Black woman to the Brazilian Academy of Letters, founded in 1897 and modelled on the Académie Française.</p><p>Ana Maria Gonçalves, 54, is one of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/brazil">Brazil</a>’s most acclaimed contemporary authors, and her election on Thursday is being widely celebrated by writers, activists, literary scholars and <a href="https://x.com/LulaOficial/status/1943699952946802880">President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/11/ana-maria-goncalves-first-black-woman-brazil-literary-academy">Continue reading...</a>