Author: Maria Helena Bandeira
Alternate names: Maria Helena Cordeiro de Souza Bandeira; Maria Helena C. S. Bandeira
Born: 19XX
Died: 6 January 2013
Bio: Maria Helena Bandeira was a Brazilian visual artist, poet and speculative fiction writer. She was born in Rio de Janeiro and was a grandniece of the writer Antônio Bandeira. She studied painting and sculpture, but graduated with a journalism degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Besides working as a visual artist, she taught drawing, painting and art history.

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Maria Helena Bandeira era uma artista plástica, poeta e escritora de ficção científica e fantasia brasileira. Ela nasceu no Rio de Janeiro e era sobrinha-neta do escritor Antônio Bandeira. Estudou pintura e psicologia, mas formou-se em jornalismo pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Era professora de desenho, pintura e história da arte, além de artista plástica.