Nationality Angolan Ethnicity Black | Name Anibal Melo | |
Alma mater Universidade Federal FluminenseUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Spouse(s) Stella Cardoso (m. 2004 – ) | ||
Anibal João Da Silva Melo (born September 5, 1955 in Luanda, Angola) is a writer, journalist, member of the National Assembly of Angola, and a father to five.
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Early life and education
Anibal João Melo was born on September 5, 1955 in Luanda Province, Angola. His family included his father, Anibal de Melo; his mother, Helena Guerra; and his sister, Marina Melo. Because of his father's military career, he lived without his father for most of his childhood, because his father was fighting for Angolan independence from Portugal. He eventually reconnected with his father when he was fifteen. He attended Universidade Federal Fluminense, located in Niteroi province, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, for a degree in Journalism. In 1991, he graduated from his studies at Universidade Federal Fluminense, obtaining an undergraduate degree. In 1994, he obtained a Master's degree in Communication and Culture from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
Career
He has been a writer since 1985 with his first poem collection Definição, and has been writing ever since. He then went on to join the National Assembly of Angola."Perfil". Assembleia Nacional.
Publications
Other works
Short stories were later added to his repertoire