Helena Jobim
Brazilian writer (1931-2015)
Helena Isaura Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (Rio de Janeiro, February 27, 1931 — Belo Horizonte, September 13, 2015) was a Brazilian writer.
Life
She was Tom Jobim's sister.
She studied Portuguese and Brazilian literature at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.
She published her first novel A chave do poço do abismo with Vânia Reis e Silva in 1968.
Film director Marco Altberg adapted her Trilogia do assombro into the film Fonte da Saudade.
She worked for the publication Estado de Minas.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q18276203. VIAF identifies the subject as 30875942. The Library of Congress control number is n82024722. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1931, 2015 and 1968.
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