LOURDES LEITE
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BIOGRAPHY
 
BIOGRAPHY

Life begins at Northeastern Brazil , from where, making true the destiny of a larger part of her fellow countryman and because a health problem she ,leaves to the São Paulo. Then she changes to Brasília where she frequents the Brazilia University and graduates in Portuguese Language and Literature. She works for Foreign Ministery from where she is transfered to Lisbon, Portugal , where she still lives .  Late she wakes up to the urgent need for being readed . Writing to herself does not satisfy her anymore. So, she begins a run against Time . Publishes chronicles in a Portuguese Magazine , takes part in two International Literary Contests in Brazil and one in USA, this one under the coordination of Angela Bretas www.angelabretas.com. Cooperate with some literary sites in Brazil and Portugal.  A friend  makes that she finds REBRA, in one of this strange life's coincidences . With REBRA  she comes back virtually to where she came from , her country, her starting-point  where she ,  after taking part in many ANtologies with her fellows writers, she finaly publishes  alone VIAGEM FRÁGIL 
Nowadays SHE  is the representative of REBRA- Brazilian Women Writers' Net  in Portugal .