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Published Reviews

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Samba Dreamers
Published by Publishers Weekly
De Azevedo's vibrant  debut novel depicts Brazilians struggling to make a life in 1970s Los Angeles, a story shot through with saudade , Portuguese for intense longing or...
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Past Events

Foothill Writers Conference
Start: 06 Jul 2008 - 2:29 pm
End: 10 Jul 2008 - 2:29 pm
Los Altos Hills, California
Latino Writers Conference
21 May 2008 - 2:25 pm
Albuquerque, New Mexico
"Brazilian-Americans in Georgia and Beyond: a Multi-Disciplinary Symposium"
Start: 25 Apr 2008 - 2:19 pm
End: 26 Apr 2008 - 2:19 pm
Atlanta, GA
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About Kathleen

I was born in Rio de Janeiro but have lived most of my life in the United States. Consequently, my work often reflects the conflict between the Brazilian and the American culture: the sensual and the pragmatic; the myth of self- determination and the myth of...
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Causes Kathleen de Azevedo Supports

San Francisco Food Bank
Doctors Without Borders
Amnesty International
Nature Conservancy
Friends of the San Francisco Library

Kathleen’s Favorite Books

100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Birds Without Wings by Louis de Berniers The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz The Barbarian...