Carolina Maria de Jesus

Carolina Maria de Jesus ( born March 14, 1914 in Sacramento, Minas Gerais, † 13 February 1977 Parelheiros, São Paulo) was a Brazilian writer.

Biography

De Jesus was born in the rural state of Minas Gerais, the daughter of two farm workers who were descended from African slaves. A large part of her life she spent in favelas of São Paulo. She worked there as a maid and moved up three children. She became famous by posting their personal experiences from the favelas. Her diaries published in 1960 under the title Quarto de despejo ( Diary of poverty). Later followed by other publications, some of which were also translated into German. With her ​​work, she raised awareness of the conditions in the Brazilian slums.

Works

  • Diary of poverty. Records of a Brazilian negress, 1962 ( Quarto de Despejo, 1960)
  • The stone house. The period after the diary of poverty, 1994 ( Casa de alvenaria, 1961)
  • Pedaços de Fome, 1963 ( not published in German )
  • Proverbios, 1963 ( not published in German )
  • Diário de Bitita, 1982 ( posthumously, not published in German )
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