Bárbara Heliodora


Heliodora Carneiro de Mendonça, better known by her pseudonym Bárbara Heliodora, was a Brazilian theatre critic, writer and translator, specialized in the works of William Shakespeare.
She was awarded by the Ministry of Culture of France with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Biography

She was born on August 29, 1923. Her parents were Anna Amélia and Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça. Heliodora began theatre criticism at age 35.
Heliodora died on April 10, 2015.