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Journalist and writer Leonor Xavier was born in Lisbon in 1943, where she also passed away at the end of 2021. A graduate in Romance Philology from the University of Lisbon, she lived in Brazil between 1975 and 1987, where she was a correspondent for [publication name]. Daily News in Rio de Janeiro. The romance began with Air Bridgefollowed by The Year of the Crossing and BotafogoBiographer of Maria Barroso and Raul Solnado, she is the author of the book of chronicles. Color in Black and White, from the autobiography Counted Houses (Máxima Literature Prize 2010), of the narrative A Journey from Arabia, from the interview books Pilgrimage and Portuguese from Brazil & Brazilians from PortugalIn Temas e Debates, she published Portugal - Time of Passion, Rui Patrício – Life is Told in Full, Twelve Women and a Christmas Lunch, Stowaway (Frei Bernardo Domingues Award 2016) and There are orange trees in Athens..