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Geovani Martins

Geovani Martins
Geovani Martins was born in 1991 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He grew up with his mother in the Rio neighbourhood of Vidigal. He supported his writing by working as a sandwich-board man and selling drinks on the beach, and was discovered during creative writing workshops at Flup, the literary festival of the Rio favelas. The Sun on My Head is his first book.


Brazil’s History Is Ahead of It, Not Behind

Geovani Martins on Finding Joy in a Beautiful, Struggling Nation
July 16, 2019  By Geovani Martins
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