What is Maria Velho da Costa?
[[File:Maria Velho da Costa (cropped).png|thumb|Maria Velho da Costa]] '''Maria de Fátima de Bivar Velho da Costa''' (June 26, 1938 &ndash; May 23, 2020) was a Portuguese writer. She was born in [[Lisbon]]. She was awarded the [[Camões Prize]] in 2002. She took part in the Portuguese Feminist Movement with [[Maria Isabel Barreno]] and [[Maria Teresa Horta]] (the Three Marias). Her best written work is a collection of feminist writings titled ''[[New Portuguese Letters]]'', which were published in 1972. Velho da Costa died on May 23, 2020 in Lisbon at the age of 81.<ref>[https://observador.pt/2020/05/23/morreu-a-escritora-maria-velho-da-costa-uma-das-autora-das-novas-cartas-portuguesas/ Morreu a escritora Maria Velho da Costa, uma das autoras das Novas Cartas Portuguesas] {{in lang|pt}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Velho da Costa, Maria}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Feminist writers]] [[Category:Writers from Lisbon]] {{bio-stub}}