Vanessa Barbara

Vanessa Barbara
Vanessa Barbara
Born	14 June 1982 (age 42); São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation	Author
Language	Portuguese
Genre	Fiction, journalism
Website
	www.hortifruti.org

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.^[1]

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) - Alfaguara
2009 - O livro amarelo do Terminal (news story) - Cosac Naify
2010 - Endrigo, O Escavador de Umbigos (children's book, with Andrés Sandoval) - Editora 34
2012 - A máquina de Goldberg (graphic novel, with Fido Nesti) - Companhia das Letras
2013 - Noites de alface (novel) - Alfaguara
2014 - O louco de palestra: e outras crônicas urbanas (crônicas) - Companhia das Letras
2015 - Operação Impensável (novel)- Intrínseca ^[2]
2023 - Mamãe está cansada (children's book, with Laura Trochmann (illustrator)- Cia. das Letrinhas
2024 -Três Camadas de Noite (novel)- Fósforo ^[3]