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Wikipedia article'Maria Bonita' is a romance novel, one of a trilogy, based on the story of Maria,'Historical Dictionary of Latin American Literature and Theater' by Richard Young, Odile Cisneros the wife of Joo Lopes da Costa Pinho. Joo Lopes da Costa Pinho emigrated to Brazil from Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal.[http://www.searchdictionaries.com/?q=maria+bonita Information about the novel] Some say he arrived barefoot but he went on to be immensely wealthy, owning some 32 cattle and cocoa farms in the state of Bahia, northeast Brazil. The marriage did not last but in their time together they became friends with the author Afrnio Peixoto and their colourful lives inspired this 1914 novel which caused a storm.'Histria da literatura brasileira: Realismo e simbolismo' by Massaud Moiss In 1937 the book was turned into a film directed by Julien Mandel. Peixoto wrote the screenplay.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0798863/ Maria Bonita] at Internet Movie Database SourcesCategory:1914 novels Category:Brazilian romance novels Category:Novels set in Bahia | |
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