Vanessa Barbara

Vanessa Barbara (born June 14, 1982) is a Brazilian journalist and author. She is a columnist for the newspaper O ''Estado de S. Paulo'', having also written for the magazine ''piauí'' and the newspaper ''Folha de S. Paulo''. Her articles are also featured in the ''International New York Times''.

Barbara won the 2009 Jabuti Prize in Journalism for her work ''O Livro Amarelo do Terminal'', about the Tietê Bus Terminal. She was shortlisted for the São Paulo Prize for Literature in 2008 for her debut book ''O Verão do Chibo''. She was also listed by Granta among the Best of Young Brazilian Novelists in 2012. Provided by Wikipedia