Cidinha da Silva

Cidinha da Silva is a playwright, scholar, and novelist. Author of #Parem de nos matar!, among others, da Silva’s titles include works written for children, young adult, and adult audiences. With Açoes afirmativas em educação: experiências brasileiras and Africanidades e relações raciais: insumos para politicas publicas na área do livro, leitura, literatura, e bibliotecas no Brasil, da Silva became one of the first Brazilian authors to explore affirmative action as a means of overcoming racial inequalities. Her work has been translated into Spanish, French, English, Italian, and Catalan.