Nicole Froio is a Brazilian journalist currently based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She writes about feminism, human rights, politics, mental health issues, pop culture, books and the media. She was born in São Paulo but moved a lot as a kid, which hinders her ability to root down in only one place in adulthood. Her favorite genres of book are fantasy, YA fiction, romance and any book that requires the main character to find themselves. An avid intersectional feminist, her tolerance for bigotry is extremely low. Blog: Words by Nicole Froio Twitter: @NicoleFroio
A reader on realizing she was expecting perfection from women memoirists in a way she did not from their male counterparts.
The #women_writers Twitter chat is working to decrease sexism in the lit world
On the large market in Brazil for books written by spirits and psycho-translated by mediums.
Five books to read to learn more about the politics of the Olympics and the structural oppression in Rio.
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