Vanessa Barbara

Vanessa Barbara (born June 14, 1982) is a Brazilian journalist and author. She is a columnist for the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, having also written for the magazine piauí and the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo. Her articles are also featured in the International New York Times.

Contents

• Works
• Awards and recognitions
• References

Barbara won the 2009 Jabuti Prize in Journalism for her work O Livro Amarelo do Terminal, about the Tietê Bus Terminal. She was shortlisted for the São Paulo Prize for Literature in 2008 for her debut book O Verão do Chibo. She was also listed by Granta among the Best of Young Brazilian Novelists in 2012.

Works

2008 - O Verão do Chibo (novel, with Emilio Fraia) - Ed. Alfaguara

2009 - O livro amarelo do Terminal (news story) - Ed. Cosac Naify

2010 - Endrigo, O Escavador de Umbigos (children's book, with Andrés Sandoval) - Ed. 34

2012 - A máquina de Goldberg (graphic novel, with Fido Nesti) - Companhia das Letras

2013 - Noites de alface (novel) - Ed. Alfaguara

2015 - Operação Impensável - Ed. Intrínseca

Awards and recognitions

2009 São Paulo Prize for Literature — Shortlisted in the Best Book of the Year category for O Verão do Chibo

2012 Granta Best of Young Brazilian Novelists