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to 1990: Wrote and directed short films and videos produced
by public organizations, such as USP, Secretaria da Cultura do
Estado de São Paulo (Department of Culture of the State
of São Paulo) and Embrafilme (the national film production
company). Rheda's works have won awards at the most important
Brazilian film and video festivals. Her short films were shown
for five years in theaters throughout the country.
1982 to 1984: Was a member of the rock band Esquadrilha
da Fumaça as singer-songwriter and participated in the album Tora! Tora! Tora! ( Baratos Afins ).
1984: Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Cinema from the Escola de Comunicações e Artes
da Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
1988: Spent one year abroad (England, Italy, Germany).
Years later her experiences during this time would inspire a first
novel.
1990 to 1993: Worked as director for the children’s
educational programs X- Tudo and Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum at the public television station TV Cultura.
November 1994: Her first book, a collection
of short stories entitled Arca sem Noé - histórias
do edifício Copan (Stories from the Copan Building),
was published by Editora Paulicéia, São Paulo.
December 1994: Rheda received the French award Maison
de l'Amérique Latine for the story "O mau vizinho"
("The Neighbor from Hell"), the first story in Arca
sem Noé - histórias do edifício Copan.
1995: Received the Jabuti award for Arca
sem Noé - histórias do edifício Copan.
The Jabuti is the most important award for Brazilian literature.
1996: Her first novel, Pau-de-arara classe
turística (First World Third Class), was published
by Editora Record (Rio de Janeiro).
1996 to 1998: Worked as editorial assistant for titles
in pedagogy at Editora Saraiva, in São Paulo.
1997: Her third book, a collection of short stories entitled Amor sem-vergonha,
was published by Editora Record, Rio de Janeiro.
1998 (June): Participated in the Ledig House
International Writers’ Colony (Ghent, New York), starting
to write a new novel.
1999: Moved to the USA.
2000: Became a vegan for animal rights.
2002: Published the story "O santuário"
("The Sanctuary") in the anthology Pátria
estranha (São Paulo: Nova Alexandria) and the story
"Dona Carminda e o príncipe" ("Miss Carminda
and the Prince") in the anthology Histórias dos
tempos de escola (São Paulo: Nova Alexandria). The
second edition of Arca sem Noé - histórias do
edifício Copan was released by Booklink.
2003: Her fourth book, the novel Livro que
vende, was published by Editora Altana (São
Paulo).
2004: Published the story "Dona Carminda e o príncipe"
in Portuguese and in English ("Miss Carminda and the Prince",
translated by Lydia Billon) in the Fall issue of the American
journal Meridians: feminism, race and transnationalism.
2005 (May): Published the story "A
frente" in the anthology Mais trinta mulheres que estão
fazendo a nova literatura brasileira (Rio: Record).
_____ (July): The
books Stories from the Copan Building and First World
Third Class, as well as the stories "The Enchanted Princess"
(from the book Amor sem-vergonha), "The Sanctuary",
and "The Front" (which was originally written in English)
were published by the University of Texas Press in one volume called
First World Third Class and Other Tales of the Global Mix.
2006:
Translated into Portuguese Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge
of Animal Rights, by Tom Regan (Editora Lugano, Porto Alegre).
2007:
Began to do authorized translations of texts about animal rights by Gary L. Francione.
2008: Novel Humana festa (Rio: Record).
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