Patron: FERREIRA GULLAR
Seat: 9
ABOUT ME
Academic Cláudia Christina Martins Lundgren, born in Teresópolis (RJ), is married to Dom Alexandre Rurikovich Carvalho, mother of Patrícia, Eduardo, and Marcos, and grandmother of Apollo, Alice, and Liah.
Graduated in Law and Pedagogy, with postgraduate specializations in Brazilian Literature and Autism Spectrum Disorder, and a multiple Doctor Honoris Causa in Literature, Education, and Social Communication from the Samarthian Center for Advanced Philosophical and Historical Studies, she works as a Child Development Assistant in the Teresópolis municipal school system and as a Level I teacher in the state system.
She has always loved reading and writing, but only in adulthood made literary art her second profession; she is a poet, columnist, short-story writer, and contributor to the cultural newspaper Rol. She is a member of the following cultural institutions: Academia de Letras do Brasil - Teresópolis, Academia Volta-Redondense de Letras, Núcleo Acadêmico de Cultura, Letras e Artes do Brasil, Academia de Letras e Artes de Fortaleza, Academia de Letras de Teófilo Otoni, Academia Caxambuense de Letras, Academia dos Intelectuais e Escritores do Brasil, Academia Independente de Letras, and the Aldravista Art Movement of Mariana, MG. She is an Honorary Academic and Special Advisor to the Presidency of FEBACLA - the Brazilian Federation of Academics of Sciences, Letters, and Arts, Cultural Delegate of FEBACLA in Teresópolis, Chancellor of the FEBACLA Cultural Embassy of Peace in the State of Rio, and Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts – Brasilis.
She has been honored in various literary competitions and awarded numerous titles; she is co-author of approximately one hundred anthologies and the sole author of two books: 'Alma de Poeta' and 'Simplesmente'.