FREDERICO TAVARES BASTOS BARBOSA

Frederico Barbosa was born in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, on February 20, 1961. He lived for some time in the United States and currently lives in S‹o Paulo. His poems have been published in various journals in Brazil. His first book, "Rarefato" (Editora Iluminuras, 1990), was chosen by the newspapers "O Estado de São Paulo" and "O Estado de Minas" (Belo Horizonte) as one of the best books published in the country that year. His second book, "Nada Feito Nada" (Editora Perspectiva, 1993), was published by the prestigious Coleção Signos, edited by Haroldo de Campos, and was awarded the most important literary prize in the country, the Jabuti Prize. Today, his poems have been translated and published in anthologies in several countries, such as the United States, Australia, Mexico, Spain and Colombia. In 2000, Frederico Barbosa published "Cinco Séculos de Poesia, Anthology of Classic Brazilian Poetry" (Landy Editora) and "Contracorrente Ð poems" (Iluminuras).