Cassandra Rios

Cassandra Rios (born Odete Rios, 1932 – 8 March 2002) was a Brazilian fiction, mystery, and specially lesbian erotica author.[1][2]

She wrote more than 40 novels,[3] and was the first Brazilian female writer who sold more than one million books. She was the most censored artist during the Brazilian military dictatorship, with her books being considered "pornographic".[4][5]

  1. ^ Machado, Roberto Pinheiro (11 June 2018). Brazilian History: Culture, Society, Politics 1500-2010. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-1209-2.
  2. ^ Foster, David William (1 October 1991). Gay and Lesbian Themes in Latin American Writing. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-77647-0.
  3. ^ Livros e idéias: Ensaios sem fronteiras. Arte & Ciência. 2004. ISBN 9788574731315.
  4. ^ Luna, Fernando (July 2001). "A Perseguida". TPM (in Portuguese). pp. 4–13. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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