Lúcia Benedetti
Lúcia Benedetti (March 30, 1914 in Mococa, São Paulo – 1998 in Rio de Janeiro) – was a Brazilian storyteller, writer of Children's Literature, novelist, playwright, chronicler and translator. Biography. Lucia Benedetti was born in "Mococa" and was the daughter of "Dominique Benedetti" (tailor / musician) and "D. Leocadia M. Benedetti"  As a student based in Rio de Janeiro she began writing short stories, essays and fictional stories for the magazine O Ensaio. She graduated in pedagogy at the "Bittencourt Silva School" in Niterói. In 1932 she received a degree in legal science, but she never practiced as an  attorney. While working as a teacher, she wrote for the newspaper "A Noite". At this carioca newspaper, she met her husband, the journalist, playwright and writer, "Raimundo Magalhaes Júnior", whom she married in 1933. In 1942 the couple moved to the United States, where "Magalhaes Júnior" worked with Nelson Rockefeller and for the New York Times. Lucia Benedetti became a correspondent for the "New York Times" and worked for the paper until 1945. At that time she wrote her first novel, "Chico Vira Bicho e outras histórias", in collaboration with her husband. However, the literary work that marked her debut  as a writer, was "Entrada de serviço", published in 1942. "Lúcia Benedetti" is considered the precursor of the theater for children in Brazil, with the "O Casaco Encantado" (1948), staged by "Companhia Artistas Unidos". The dramatic works of Lucia Benedetti were staged in countries like Portugal and Argentina. Lucia Benedetti is the mother of Rosa Magalhães.