Sueli Menezes
Sueli Menezes (born February 6, 1968 in Parana do Paratari , Brazil ) is a Brazilian writer , translator and jewelry designer. Menezes lives in Austria .
Life
Sueli Menezes was born on February 6, 1968 in a small village called Parana do Paratari in the Amazon jungle. In the 1980s she came to Vienna , where she married and had her third child. In 2010 she founded the Vitoria-Regia association , which works for street children in Brazil. The association aims to acquire a vocational school, training for skilled trades and psychological support for parents and children.
In 2012 Sueli Menezes took part in the seventh season of the Austrian TV dance show Dancing Stars . There she showed a cha-cha-cha , a tango , a paso doble and a Viennese waltz . She took eighth place.
literature
- Amazonaskind , 2006, ISBN 978-3-548-36829-0 .
- Nino, the firefly , 2011, ISBN 978-3-86566-130-2 .
- The Amazon Woman: A Life Between Worlds , 2011, ISBN 978-3-902406-86-6 .
- The blue butterfly . Minedition, 2013, ISBN 978-3-86566-178-4 (illustrated by Annika Siems ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Menezes, Sueli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian writer, translator and jewelry designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Parana do Paratari , Brazil |