Marcelino Freire
Brazilian writer
Marcelino Freire
Born
Marcelino Juvêncio Freire

(1967-03-20) 20 March 1967 (age 58)
Sertânia, Pernambuco, Brazil
OccupationWriter

Marcelino Freire (born 20 March 1967)[1] is a Brazilian writer and cultural producer.[2]

Freire is best known for his short story collection Contos negreiros which won the Prêmio Jabuti in 2006[3] and for his debut novel Nossos ossos,[4] which won the National Library of Brazil Machado de Assis Prize for Best Novel in 2014;[5] it was also nominated for both the Jabuti and the São Paulo Prize for Literature.[6] Other titles include Amar é Crime, Angu de Sangue, BaléRalé and Bagageiro.[7][8]

His writings often deal into themes such as violence,[9] marginalisation[10] and masculinities.[11]

Life and career

Born in Sertânia in the state of Pernambuco, Freire was the youngest of nine children.[2] He moved with his family to Paulo Afonso, Bahia, in 1969.[1] He remained there for six years, before returning to Pernambuco and settling in the capital, Recife, where he began performing theater. In 1981, he wrote his first plays in this genre, along with a group of visual artists and writers from the city. Throughout the 1980s, he worked as a bank clerk[12] and began a Literature course at the Catholic University of Pernambuco, but did not complete it.[1]

In 1988, he attended the writer Raimundo Carrero's literary workshop[13] and, two years later, received an award from the Pernambuco state government. In 1991, he moved to São Paulo, where he worked in an advertising agency and started publishing his writings in 1995.[1]

Since 2006, Freire promotes in São Paulo the Balada Literária, an event which combines music, literature and arts;[14][15] the event also had editions in Bahia, Pernambuco and Piauí.[16] He also teaches creative writing classes.[17]

Personal life

In interviews, Freire said jokingly he is a "non-observing" homosexual.[18]

Published works

  • AcRústico (aphorisms, 1995, self-published)
  • EraOdito (aphorisms, 1st edition,1998; 2nd edition, 2002, self-published)
  • Angu de Sangue (short stories, Ateliê Editorial, 2000)
  • BaléRalé (short stories, Ateliê Editorial, 2003)
  • Os cem menores contos brasileiros do século (as organizer; microfiction, Ateliê Editorial, 2004)[19]
  • Contos Negreiros (short stories, Editora Record, 2005)
  • Rasif - Mar que Arrebenta (short stories, Editora Edith, 2008)
  • Amar é crime (short stories, Editora Edith, 2010)
  • Nossos ossos (novel, Editora Record, 2013)
  • Bagageiro (essays, Editora José Olympio, 2018)[20]
  • Escalavra (novel, Amarcord, 2024)[21]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d "A história de vida de Marcelino Juvêncio Freire: Meio retirante". Museu da Pessoa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  2. ^ a b FaracySec (2012-01-01). "Entrevista completa com Marcelino Freire, para o Produção Cultural no Brasil". Produção Cultural no Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  3. ^ "Vista por 60 mil pessoas, 'Contos negreiros do Brasil' ocupa Teatro Firjan". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  4. ^ Guedes, Diogo (2013-12-01). "A autopornografia de Marcelino Freire em Os nossos ossos". JC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  5. ^ "Prêmio Biblioteca Nacional anuncia os vencedores da edição 2014". G1 São Paulo- Pop & Arte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  6. ^ G1, Do; Paulo, em São (2014-08-19). "Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura anuncia finalistas de 2014; veja lista". Pop & Arte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Marcelino Freire Archives". The Missing Slate. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  8. ^ "Marcelino Freire". Editorial Herder Mexico. 2019-09-19. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  9. ^ Duarte, Rafael (2020-07-31). "A violência da paz: uma breve análise literário-discursiva do conto "Da paz", de Marcelino Freire". Cadernos CESPUC de Pesquisa Série Ensaios (in Portuguese) (36): 34–41. doi:10.5752/P.2358-3231.2020n36p34-41. ISSN 2358-3231.
  10. ^ Júnior, Rubens Fernandes CORGOZINHO (2022-11-03). "Dualidade sacrificial: abandono social e violência em Marcelino Freire". Grau Zero – Revista de Crítica Cultural (in Portuguese). 10 (1): 45–62. doi:10.30620/gz.v10n1.p45. ISSN 2318-7085.
  11. ^ Carvalho, Ilca Andréa Barroso de (2023). "A espada é a lei: a dominação masculina em Marcelino Freire e em Marcelo Mirisola". Repositório Institucional UFC (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  12. ^ "Um Escritor na Biblioteca | Marcelino Freire". Biblioteca Pública do Paraná (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  13. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Depoimento: Raimundo Carrero acredita no veneno milagroso e salvador de sua literatura - 11/12/2010". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  14. ^ Online, da Folha (2009-11-19). "Balada Literária reúne conversas com escritores e show em São Paulo". Guia Folha (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  15. ^ "🔓 Marcelino Freire conduz oficina com foco na autoficção - Rascunho". rascunho.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  16. ^ "Escritor Marcelino Freire lança romance e promove oficina na Balada Literária da Bahia". www.correio24horas.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  17. ^ "Ensinar a escrever". Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  18. ^ Grünnagel, Christian; Wieser, Doris (2015). ""Sou um homossexual não praticante": entrevista com Marcelino Freire". Estudos de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea (in Portuguese): 445–462. doi:10.1590/2316-40184531. hdl:10316/117563. ISSN 1518-0158.
  19. ^ Ramos Santana, Franksnilson (2025). "O esvaziamento da atividade narrante d'Os cem menores contos brasileiros do século (2004), antologia organizada por Marcelino Freire". Estudos de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea (74). doi:10.1590/2316-40187435.
  20. ^ Torres, Bolívar (2018-10-01). "Autor que 'escreve caminhando', Marcelino Freire se lança nos ensaios". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  21. ^ estadaoconteudo. "Marcelino Freire leva para 'Escalavra' um misto de fúria, solidão e esperança; conheça o livro". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  22. ^ "Premiados do Ano | Prêmio Jabuti". www.premiojabuti.com.br. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  23. ^ "Marcelino Freire | Biblioteca Nacional". www.bn.gov.br. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
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