title: Lúcia Machado de Almeida
text: # Lúcia Machado de Almeida
  
  Lúcia Machado de Almeida (1910 – April 30, 2005) was a Brazilian writer. She was born in the Nova Granja farm, in São José da Lapa city, state of Minas Gerais. She moved to Belo Horizonte when she was a child. After that, she studied until High School at the Santa Maria school, in the same city. She learnt English, French, history of arts and music.
  
  She had three siblings: Aníbal Machado, Paulo Machado and Carolina Machado, all of whom are writers. Her husband is the brother of another writer, the poet Guilherme de Almeida.
  
  Her first published writing was a poem, "Desencanto", which appeared in the Estado de Minas newspaper when she was fourteen years old. Some year later, she published her first book called Estórias do Fundo do Mar. She won a number of literary prizes such as the Othon Bezerra de Mello Prize and the Stella della Solidarietá Medal.
  
  ## Death
  
  Lucia died on April 30, 2005, at the age of 95, in Indaiatuba, São Paulo state, from pneumonia, while spending a few days with one of her daughters. She left two daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was buried in Gethsêmani Cemetery in São Paulo.
  
  