Conceição Evaristo
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| Born | Maria da Conceição Evaristo de Brito 29 November 1946 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
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| Education | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (BLitt) Fluminense Federal University (MLitt) |
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| Literary movement | Postmodernism |
| Notable works | Ponciá Vivêncio |
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Maria da Conceição Evaristo de Brito (/ˌkɒnseɪˈsaʊn/ kon-say-SOWN; Portuguese pronunciation: [kõsejˈsɐ̃w̃]; born 29 November 1946) is a Brazilian writer. Her work is marked by her life experiences as an Afro-Brazilian woman, which she calls escrevivência—a portmanteau of escrita (writing) and vivência (life experience). She was born into a humble family and is the second oldest of nine siblings, being the first in her household to earn a university degree. She helped her mother and aunt with washing clothes and deliveries, while studying.
In the 1970s, she moved to Rio de Janeiro, where she passed a contest, starting to write only in the 1990s. She completed her master's degree in the mid-1990s and her doctorate in the early 2010s.
She is a first cousin of Macaé Evaristo, the current Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship under the Lula government.