Alexandre Vidal Porto
Alexandre Vidal Porto | |
|---|---|
 Alexandre Vidal Porto (2023). Photo by Ana Castro | |
| Born | March 19, 1965 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Writer, Diplomat |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Notable works | Matias na Cidade (2005), Sergio Y. vai à América (2014), Cloro (2018), Sodomita (2023) |
| Website | |
| alexandrevidalporto | |
Alexandre Vidal Porto (São Paulo, March 19, 1965) is a Brazilian writer and diplomat.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Born in São Paulo in 1965, he holds degrees from the University of Fortaleza, Harvard Law School and Instituto Rio Branco, the Brazilian Diplomatic Academy.[2] He joined the Brazilian foreign service as a diplomat in 1991 and, in addition to São Paulo, lived in Fortaleza, Brasília, New York, Santiago, Boston, Mexico City, Washington, Tokyo, and Frankfurt.[3] Currently, he lives and works in Amsterdam.
In 2005, he was admitted to the Order of Rio Branco by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, already at the rank of ordinary Officer.[4] He currently holds the rank of Grand Officer.
Since 2002, he has been married to a U.S. citizen, being one of the few openly homosexual ambassadors in Itamaraty, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5]
In 2012, he wrote a blog ("Elemento Estrangeiro"[6]) for Bravo! magazine online, and, from 2012 to 2016, had a weekly column in Folha de S.Paulo,[7] the largest Brazilian daily newspaper.
His debut novel, "Matias da Cidade",[8] was released in 2005 by Editora Record and had a new edition in 2023 by Companhia das Letras.[9] In 2014, he published "Sérgio Y. Vai à América",[10] winner of the Paraná Literature Prize[11] and translated into English[12] and Italian. His third novel, "Cloro",[13] shortlisted for the Jabuti Award,[14] was released in 2018. In 2023, he published "Sodomita",[15] winner of the Mix Literary Prize at the 31st edition of the Mix Brasil Festival of Cultural Diversity.[16]
LGBTQIA+ Activism[edit]
Author of books addressing sexual and gender diversity, Alexandre Vidal Porto is an LGBTQIA+ activist and correlates his literary career to his own homosexuality.[17] He addresses LGBT+ issues personally and in his writing "to make the path easier for new generations", extending this understanding to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he is part of a project honoring the memory of colleagues from the foreign service who suffered persecution due to gender and sexual orientation.
He advocates for and finds it important to have literature that speaks about the gay universe. In an interview with Correio Braziliense in 2018, he stated, "People dislike being labeled as an LGBT author or having a book called LGBT literature. I don't. On the contrary, I am proud to be an LGBT writer while writing about LGBT. There is a certain discomfort for many authors, not all, and, in great literature, it is a somewhat proscribed theme. But I think LGBT literature is also coming out of the closet".[18]
Works[edit]
Novels[edit]
- "Matias na Cidade" (2005)[9][19]
- "Sergio Y. vai à América" (2012)[10][20][21][22]
- "Cloro" (2018)[13][18]
- "Sodomita" (2023)[15][17][23]
Blogs and Columns[edit]
Awards[edit]
- Paraná Literature Prize (2014)[11]
- Finalist for the Jabuti Award (2018)[14]
- Mix Literary Prize at the Mix Brasil Festival of Culture and Diversity (2023)[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Grupo Companhia das Letras". www.companhiadasletras.com.br. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b Janitschke, Carolin. "Alexandre Vidal Porto". Literarische Agentur. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "EN - Frankfurt Pavilion - Alexandre Vidal Porto | Buchmesse". www.buchmesse.de. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "Página 6 do Diário Oficial da União - Seção 1, número 165, de 26/08/2005 - Imprensa Nacional". pesquisa.in.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "A história por trás dos falsos 'serviçais' do Itamaraty". Nexo Jornal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b "Elemento Estrangeiro - BRAVO!". 2012-04-30. Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b "Colunista: Alexandre Vidal Porto | Folha". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "Matias na Cidade". Grupo Editorial Record. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b "Matias na cidade - Alexandre Vidal Porto - Grupo Companhia das Letras". www.companhiadasletras.com.br. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b "Sergio Y. vai à América - Alexandre Vidal Porto - Grupo Companhia das Letras". www.companhiadasletras.com.br. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b "Prêmio Paraná de Literatura anuncia vencedores". Biblioteca Pública do Paraná (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ Sergio Y. : Vidal Porto, Alexandre, Ladd, Alex: Amazon.co.uk: Books. ASIN 1609453271.
- ^ a b "Cloro - Alexandre Vidal Porto - Grupo Companhia das Letras". www.companhiadasletras.com.br. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b "Prêmio Jabuti - Conheça os 05 Finalistas de 2019 | 65º Prêmio Jabuti". www.premiojabuti.com.br. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b "Sodomita - Alexandre Vidal Porto - Grupo Companhia das Letras". www.companhiadasletras.com.br. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b Cinevitor (2023-11-20). "31º Festival Mix Brasil de Cultura da Diversidade: conheça os vencedores". CINEVITOR (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b "Um sodomita no Brasil colônia, ouça no podcast 451 MHz". Quatro Cinco Um: a revista dos livros (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ a b Maciel', 'Nahima. "Em novo livro, Alexandre Vidal Porto fala sobre limites dos relacionamentos". Acervo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "Livro é uma obra suja que não deve ser sanitizada, diz Alexandre Vidal Porto". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "Sergio Y. by Alexandre Vidal Porto". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "The pursuit of happiness: Sergio Y. by Alexandre Vidal Porto". roughghosts. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "BOMB Magazine | Alexandre Vidal Porto". BOMB Magazine. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "Escritor narra saga de homem gay perseguido pela Inquisição: 'É para honrar minha linhagem'". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-12-14.