Maria Angélica Ribeiro

Maria Angélica de Sousa Rego, known as Maria Angélica Ribeiro (5 December 1829 – 9 April 1880) was a Brazilian playwright.[1] She was the first Brazilian woman to have a play staged in Brazilian theater.[2]

Maria Angélica Ribeiro
BornMaria Angélica de Sousa Rego
(1829-12-05)5 December 1829
Paraty, Angra dos Reis, Brazil
Died9 April 1880(1880-04-09) (aged 50)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian

She was the daughter of Maria Leopoldina de Sousa Rego and Marcelino de Sousa Rego. At the age of 14, she married her drawing teacher, João Caetano Ribeiro.[1]

She wrote about twenty plays.

References
  1. Maria Stella Orsini (31 December 1988). "Maria Angélica Ribeiro: uma dramaturga singular no Brasil do século XIX". Revista do Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros (in Portuguese) (29): 75–82. doi:10.11606/ISSN.2316-901X.V0I29P75-82. ISSN 0020-3874. Wikidata Q104222850.
  2. "Casa M.A.R. - Maria Angélica Ribeiro". www.flip.org.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 December 2020.


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