Yara dos Santos (born 1979) is a Cape Verdean writer.[1]

Yara dos Santos
Born1979
Praia, Cape Verde
Occupationwriter

Biography

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Her first book Força de Mulher (Garrido Publishers, 2002), which relates her experience in her appearance in a Portuguese television programme Confiança Cega.[2] She later wrote Cabo Verde: Tradição e Sabores (Cape Verde: Tradition and Flavors) (Garrido Publishers, 2003), about the gastronomic tradition of her native land.

In 2006, she published Ildo Lobo, a voz crioula (Ildo Lobo: The Creole Voice), about the life and works of the Cape Verdean singer Ildo Lobo; it was first presented in Italy.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Base Geral da Biblioteca. Pesquisa: "AU SANTOS, Yara dos, 1979-". Câmara Municipal de Coimbra.
  2. ^ "Depois da televisão os livros" [After TV, the Book] (in Portuguese). Correio da Manhã. 10 June 2002.
  3. ^ "Yara dos Santos apresenta "Ildo, a voz crioula" na Itália" [Yara Presents "Ildo, the Creole Voice" in Italy]. Expresso das Ilhas. 26 November 2008.