Claim: Dina Mangabeira was born in Bocaiúva and moved to Montes Claros two year later.
Evidence: She was born in Bocaiúva on a farm called "Morro Agudo", into a traditional family from northern Minas Gerais. Moving to Montes Claros when she was two years old, Mangabeira was a teacher from 1945 until 1948, when she married and devoted her free time to writing poetry.