Heloísa Teixeira (26 July 1939 – 28 March 2025),[1] formerly known asHeloísa Buarque de Hollanda, was a Brazilian writer, essayist, editor and literary critic whose research activity focused on the relationship between culture and development, particularly with regard to poetry, feminism, gender and ethnic relations, marginalized cultures, and digital culture.[2][3]
Among the works she wrote or edited are the books26 poetas hoje (1975), an anthology of Brazilian underground poets from themimeograph generation,[6] andAs 29 poetas hoje (2021), an anthology of women poets;[7] the seriesPensamento Feminista Hoje;[8]Asdrúbal trouxe o trombone – memórias de uma trupe solitária de comediantes que abalou os anos 70;[9]Rachel, Rachel;[10]Explosão Feminista;[9]Cultura e Participação nos anos 60;[9] andPós-Modernismo e Política.[9]
She was married twice – first to the lawyer and gallery owner Luiz Buarque de Hollanda, a relative ofChico Buarque; she had three sons with him. Her second husband was the photographer João Carlos Horta; they were married for over 50 years, until Horta's death in 2020.[13] In July 2023, Heloísa announced that she would reject the surname Buarque de Hollanda, and return to her maiden name Teixeira.[14][15]
In 2024, Teixeira was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.[5]
Teixeira died on 28 March 2025, aged 85, in Rio de Janeiro.[16] She had been hospitalized with pneumonia. PresidentLula da Silva expressed his condolences upon her death.[5] ActressFernanda Torres also paid her respects to Teixeira.[13]
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