Biography

I was born in Belém do Pará, Brazil in september 10, 1964, and have lived in the USA for more than 20 years. I grew up optimistic and full of dreams, nurturing inside myself the courage to solve her personal obstacles and to face with bravery the challenges of a difficult life, in a country of few opportunities. From a very young age, I was encouraged to make up stories, draw, paint, dance around in costumes, and mainly spend much of her time living imaginatively.

I left home early and traveled to various places looking for better opportunities and a better, quieter life, so I could settle down and raise my young son. After much work, I had the chance to move to California, where a world full of professional possibilities presented myself. I was married to a businessman for a long time, and, in November 2013, we got divorced.

I was always fearless and never a woman to give up, I decided that it was time to begin making my old dream come true: to become a professional author. I wrote Family Secrets when I was 14 years old and never published. The moment of enlightenment came when I realized in 2010 that I had a tumor in my head and for the first time I was aware that I needed to publish my books. My first book published in Portuguese alone was Relationship.

I wanted to publish my books independently, because I knew that publishers wouldn't give me the value that I might deserve. But I preferred to invest in making Screenplay. I worked hard, with a lot of research to get everything right. My seven books were translated into English and I had to send them to the best publishers to see what happened to my novels and writing and to my surprise, it was accepted by 4 reputable publishers in the field of Literature and I received many proposals and ended up choosing to close with a publisher who offered me a lot of feedback as an author and now I wait for their publications.

I draw my inspiration to write from many places. But I like to blend reality and fiction into my works.
"Stories permeate my mind, and I have to put them on paper. Creating a story, seeing the ways it drives me, and how it makes me company for a while is rewarding, because I'm never alone. It's like going out without a destination, being free, with no date and time to arrive. In the end, your prize will be there. Your book will be finished."

I currently lives in Orange County, California. Her hobbies are writing, painting and photography.

You know those precious times in your life where the clock seems to stop, and you wish you could live in the moment forever?

They don't happen every day but, when they do, they're burned into my memory as treasured chapter in my ever-growing life story,

Most of these moments pass by undocumented, preserved only in my own memory. Sadly, they can only be shared with friends and family through verbal stories with no book to truly bring then to life.

Which is why you understand the importance of capturing as many of those history as possible, while I can.

I've been told that writers are a difficult sort to get into serious relationships with. But is not true.

The most important thing is to respect that every writer is an individual, very different from every other individual. I’ve heard of writers who write the most heart wrenching poetry but have none of that to give to their lovers, not a single word. I’ve also heard of writers who will go to any ends of the world to find and keep their muse, who lose the value of their own lives in this pursuit. Every writer has a different dream.

I started writing when I was 14 years old. I liked taking my father's typewriter and traveling into a world of fantasies that came into my head. At the age of sixteen, I already had my first novel Family Secrets. I knew that to become a writer, I would have to go a long way and something that would not be profitable, because surviving as a writer was something unrealistic.

I came from a big family. I have five sisters and one brother. My father was an air force office and we always lived in a military village. I had great friends and an unforgettable childhood with them. Only at home, nothing was as every child wishes. He lives the trauma of an alcoholic father and a frightened mother. And so, my journey of going out into the world started early and having to work to support myself. And my dream of becoming a writer faded into the background.

I lost my brother when he got cancer in 2019. Even though I was far from Brazil, I tried to help as much as I could. He was always special to me. And that's why I dedicated my first published book "Family Secret" to him.

Today, at 60 years old, I see that a lot of things have changed in my life. Between ups and downs I continue to survive and try with each achievement in my life, to give the best of me to my son and grandchildren and the worst, may it be carried away with the wind. I don't like to remember the past and I live every day trying my best and writing, painting and photographing which is all I have and love.

I love traveling and meeting new people, cuisines, cultures and taking photos of explored places.