Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares
Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares (born 30 October 1952, Lubango, Huíla Province, Angola) is an Angolan poet. Tavares began her undergraduate degree in history at the University of Lubango Institute of Sciences and Education (ISCED), before moving to Lisbon where, in 1996, she completed a Master's degree in African Literature. Currently living in Portugal, she is a PhD candidate in literature and teaches at the Catholic University of Lisbon.
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Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares
- Born
- 30 October 1952
- Birthplace
- Lubango, Huíla Province, Angola
- Occupation
- Poet
- Awards
- Camões Prize, 2025
- Nationality
- Angola
- Fields
- poetry · history · belletristic literature
- Education
- School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon
- Honours
- Camões Prize
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares (born 30 October 1952, Lubango, Huíla Province, Angola) is an Angolan poet. Tavares began her undergraduate degree in history at the University of Lubango Institute of Sciences and Education (ISCED), before moving to Lisbon where, in 1996, she completed a Master's degree in African Literature. Currently living in Portugal, she is a PhD candidate in literature and teaches at the Catholic University of Lisbon.
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Biography
Biography
From 1988 to 1990, Tavares was a member of the Board for the National Award for Literature in Angola, and was also head of the Research Office of the National Center for Documentation and Historical Research in Luanda from 1983 to 1985. She is also a member of several cultural organizations, including the Committee of the Angolan International Council of Museums (ICOM), the Committee of the Angolan International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), and the Committee on Angola for UNESCO. Her poetry and prose have been published in anthologies in Portugal, Brazil, France, Germany, Spain and Sweden. In 2025, she was awarded the Camões Prize.
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Key facts
• Born — 30 October 1952 • Birthplace — Lubango, Huíla Province, Angola • Occupation — Poet • Employer — Catholic University • Awards — Camões Prize, 2025
Works
Works
• Ritos de Passagem (1985) • O Sangue da Buganvília (1998) • O Lago da Lua (1999) • Dizes-me coisas amargas como os frutos (2001) • A cabeça de Salomé (2004) • Os olhos do homem que chorava no rio (with Manuel Jorge Marmelo) (2005) • Manual para amantes desesperados (2007)
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Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares is recorded as poet, writer, historian, university teacher and literary scholar.
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Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares born at Lubango.
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- Ana Paula Tavares: lirismo e humanização na crônica angolana: Rita Chaves, Vozes femininas de África
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- 1.Infopédia - Dicionários Porto Editora.
- 2.www.buala.org.
- 3.Portal da Literatura.
- 4.Marta Lança. "não posso escorregar na emoção fácil, que a saudade e a distância criam", entrevista a Ana Paula Tavares. 24 de Junho de 2019.
- 5.Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Repositório da Universidade Nova de Lisboa. 2010.
- 6.ANA PAULA TAVARES – Kapulana. 2021-07-30.
- 7.Porto Editora.
- 8."Rei" da música vence Prémio Nacional de Cultura e Artes.
- 9.2007. 2316-3933.
- 10.www.bertrand.pt.
- 11.Camões de 2025 vai para poeta angolana Ana Paula Tavares. 08/10/2025.
- 12.Marcelo felicita Ana Paula Tavares pelo Prémio Camões.
- 13.Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal - Catálogo.
- 14.www.wook.pt.
- 15.2016-12-14.
- 16.Escritas.org.
- 17.www.lyrikline.org.
- 18.O Arquétipo Feminino Em Quatro Poemas Da Série "Mukai" de Ana Paula Tavares. Érica Antunes Pereira, União dos Escritores Angolanos.
- 19.SOUZA, Mailza R. Toledo. Do corpo ao texto - A mulher inscrita/escrita na poesia de Hilda Hilst e Ana Paula Tavares. São Paulo: USP, 2009; p.150
- 20.www.antoniomiranda.com.br.
- 21.www.blocosonline.com.br.
- 22.História de amor da princesa Ozoro e do húngaro Ladislau Magyar. 2018.
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