Natália Correia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Natália Correia

Portuguese writer

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1923

Place of Birth: Fajã de Baixo, Azores, Portugal

Date of Death: 16-Mar-1993

Profession: writer, poet, politician, journalist, essayist

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Natália Correia

  • Natália de Oliveira Correia, GOSE, GOL (13 September 1923 in Fajã de Baixo (Ponta Delgada), São Miguel, Azores – 16 March 1993 in Lisbon) was an intellectual, poet and social activist, as well as author of the official lyrics of the "Hino dos Açores", the regional anthem of Autonomous Region of the Azores.
  • Her work crossed various genres of Portuguese media, and collaborated with many Portuguese and international publications.
  • A member of the Portuguese National Assembly (1980–1991), she regularly intervened politically on the side of arts and culture, in the defense of human rights and rights of women.
  • Along with José Saramago, Armindo Magalhães, Manuel da Fonseca and Urbano Tavares Rodrigues, she helped to create the FNDC, Frente Nacional para a Defesa da Cultura (the National Front for the Defense of Culture).
  • She was a central figure in the artistic scene, who met with peoples central to Portuguese culture and literature in the 1950s and 1960s.
  • Her works have been translated into various languages.

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