Débora de Castro (artistic and literary name of Débora Novaes de Castro, plástico-literário) was born in Bento de Abreu (former Alto Pimenta), Fazenda Valparaíso, Araçatuba-SP, on May 22, 1935 and has lived in São Paulo City since the age of six. Her family, on her father's side, comes from Cruzeiro, in Paraíba Valley, SP, and on her mother's side, from Mococa, SP.

Graduation: LETTERS and PEDAGOGY Post-graduation: among others, Cultural Journalism, Gogeae-PUC-SP Master's degree: in COMMUNICATION AND SEMIOTICS: Intersemiose in Literature and Arts - Major's title: Haiku in Brazil, Communication and Culture, 2004, PUC-SP.

Entries: among others, on the Directory of International Writers And Artists, Teresinka Pereira and Pedro Meléndez editors, Moorehead, USA, p. 23, 1988; The Immigration in Brazil - The Families (A Imigração no Brasil - As Famílias), 8th edition, SP, s.n.p., 1991; Dictionary of Contemporary Poets (Dicionário de Poetas Contemporâneos), Francisco Igreja, 2nd edition, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, p. 90, 1991; The International Registry of Who's Who, Brazilian edition, SP, s.n.p., 1992; Contemporary Brazilian Literature Encyclopedia (Enciclopédia da Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea), Vol. I, Reis de Souza, RJ, p. 40, 1993; Contemporary Brazilian Writers' Bibliographic Dictionary (Dicionário Bibliográfico de Escritores Brasileiros Contemporâneos), Adriano Neto, p. 329, 1998; Brazilian Literature Encyclopedia (Enciclopédia de Literatura Brasileira), Vol. I, 2nd edition, Global/National Library/DNL/Brazilian Academy of Letters, SP, p. 459, 2001; Critical Dictionary of Brazilian Women Writers - 1711-2001 (Dicionário Crítico de Escritoras Brasileiras - 1711-2001), Nelly Novaes Coelho, Escrituras, SP, p. 152., 2002. Anthology "The Feminine Talent" (O Talento Feminino) in Prose and Poetry - II, organization's Joyce Cavalcante, Rebra/Scortecci, SP, 2004, pp 52-53. Anthology "The love that move the sun and others stars" (O Amor que move o sol e outras estrelas) organization's Joyce Cavalcante, Rebra/Scortecci, SP, 2005 pp 47-48. Haiku's Anthology - "Poetry's Cofee" - "Four's" Philosofy Cofee, Ed. Ademir Antônio Bacca, Bento Gonçalves-RS, 2006, pp 21-24, 2006. Anthology - "Poesías de lo Brasíl (Poesias do Brasil)- 5, Ademir Antônio Bacca, Bento Gonçalves-RS, 2007

Cultural institutions: Débora de Castro belongs to the Christian Academy of Letters (ACL-Academia Cristã de Letras), SP; Evangelic Academy of Letters of São Paulo (APEL -Academia Paulista Evangélica de Letras), SP; Brazilian Women Writers Net (REBRA-Rede de Escritoras Brasileiras), SP; Brazilian Writers' Association (UBE-União Brasileira de Escritores), SP; Brazilian Association of Troubadours (UBT-União Brasileira de Trovadores), SP; IPÊ Haiku Guild - Grêmio Haicai Ipê, SP; Tyrant Flycatcher Group of Haiku Studies - Grupo Bem-te-vi de Estudos Haicaísticos, SP; "Gas Lamp" Poetry House - Casa do Poeta "Lampião de Gás", SP; National Poetic Movement - MPN (Movimento Poético Nacional), SP; Brazilian Women Writers Net - Rede de Escritoras Brasileiras; Poetry Houses in other Brazilian States and Cities; Fine Arts Association of São Paulo - APBA (Associação Paulista de Belas Artes), SP; Professional Plastic Artists' Association of Rio de Janeiro (Associação dos Artistas Plásticos Profissionais do Rio de Janeiro), RJ, among others.

Distinctions: Cultural personality awards, titles, trophies and medals.

Websites coordinated by Débora de Castro:
http//www.haicai.com.br - Cultural website
http://www.deboranovaesdecastro.com - Cultural/personal website

Today, Débora de Castro researches "The poetics of HAIKU in Brazil", takes part of congresses, ministers courses and workshops, coordinates and takes part of associations, groups and guilds dedicated to the study and the practice of the Haiku in Brazil.