Guimarães Peixoto Bretas, Ana Lins do (1889–1985)
Guimarães Peixoto Bretas, Ana Lins do (1889–1985)
Brazilian poet and short-story writer. Name variations: Cora Coralina. Born Ana Lins do Guimarães Peixoto, Aug 20, 1889, in Goiás, Brazil; died April 10, 1985, in Goiânia, Brazil; dau. of Francisco de Paula Lins dos Guimaraes Peixoto (appeals court judge) and Jacita Luiza do Couto Brandao; m. Cantidio Tolentino Brêtas (lawyer), 1911 (died 1934); children: Paraguacu, Eneias, Cantidio, Jacintha, Isis and Vicencia.
Lived in village of Goiás Velho; poetry reflects oral traditions derived from troubadours; works include O cântico da volta (1956), Poemas dos becos de Goiás e estórias mais (1965), O vintém de cobre, as confissões de Aninha (1982), and Meu livro de cordel (1982).
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