Flavio Cafiero

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Flavio Cafiero (born 1971) is a Brazilian writer. He has written five books, including O frio aqui fora (2013) (It's cold out here). In 2013, he won the Off-Flip literature award in the short story category.[1][2] He was also the 2021 winner of the Prêmio APCA Literature Award.

Biography

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Cafiero was born in the Leme neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro but grew up in Leblon.[1] He started working at a department store when he was 22.[1] He was posted to Vitoria, then Sao Paulo.[1] He abandoned his job as an executive at the retail chain to became a writer in his mid-thirties and moved to São Paulo, where he joined in Noemi Jaffe's creative writing course.[1]

In 2013, he won the Off-Flip literature award in the short story category.[1][2] His semi-autobiographical first novel,[3] O frio aqui fora (2013) (The Cold Outside), was also nominated for both the Prêmio Jabuti and the São Paulo Literature Award.

His subsequent books include Dez centimetros acima do chão (Ten centimeters above the ground), Espera passar o avião (Wait for the plane to pass),[4] Diga que não me conhece (Tell me you don't know me)[5] and O capricórnio se aproxima (Capricorn approaches).

In 2019, he led a writing course that was featured in a list of recommended courses by the newspaper, Estadão.[6] In 2024, his novel, Diga que não me conhece (Tell me you don't know me) was adapted into a play performed at Teatro Itália[7] and Teatro UOL in Sāo Paulo.[8] He has also written a play titled Antes de mais nada (First of All).[9][10]

Works

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Books

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  • O frio aqui fora (2013)[11] Cosac Naify. ISBN 978-85-405-0665-7
  • Dez centimetros acima do chão (2014) Faria e Silva. ISBN 978-65-81275-69-3
  • Espera passar o avião[4] (2018) (Wait for the plane to pass) Todavia.[12] ISBN 978-85-88808-26-3
  • Diga que não me conhece (2021) [5] Todavia.[12]
  • O capricórnio se aproxima. E Galáxia. ISBN 978-85-8474-001-7

Plays

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Filgueiras, Mariana (2014-04-06). "Flavio Cafiero, o executivo que largou 14 anos de carreira para se dedicar à literatura" [Flavio Cafiero, the executive who left his 14-year career to dedicate himself to literature]. O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  2. ^ a b "2013". Selo Off Flip (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  3. ^ Moreira Lima, Isabelle (29 Sep 2013). "Escritor troca o mundo corporativo pela literatura" [Writer trades the corporate world for literature]. Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  4. ^ a b Perassolo, John (2018-11-02). "Flavio Cafiero alia clima caótico do Brasil a tragédia familiar" [Flavio Cafiero combines Brazil's chaotic climate with family tragedy]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  5. ^ a b Estadão (2022-02-06). "Flávio Cafiero's Love Guide Wins APCA Romance Category". Folha Vitória (in Brazilian Portuguese). Vitória, Brazil. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  6. ^ "11 cursos de escrita criativa e de edição de livro para fazer em 2019" [11 Creative Writing and Book Editing Courses to Take in 2019]. Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  7. ^ Redação, Da (2024-10-03). ""Diga que não me conhece", livro de Flavio Cafiero, ganha adaptação delicada" [Flavio Cafiero's book "Say You Don't Know Me" Gets a Delicate Adaptation]. Morente Forte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  8. ^ Lopes, Fred (2025-06-04). "Celebre o Orgulho: 7 livros protagonizados e escritos por autores LGBT+" [Celebrate Pride: 7 Books Starring and Written by LGBT+ Authors]. Estadão Recomenda (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  9. ^ a b "Flavio Cafiero". Editora Todavia publishers (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  10. ^ a b "Flavio Cafiero". Editora Auster publishers (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  11. ^ "Writer Flavio Cafiero participates in meetings at the Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo library". página d (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 September 2024. Archived from the original on 2025-06-18. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  12. ^ a b c PublishNews. "Flavio Cafiero é o convidado do bate-papo Segundas Intenções de setembro" [Flavio Cafiero is the September "Second Intentions" Guest]. PublishNews (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-10-12.
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