 She started writing at the age of 13, and her first poems were published in "A Tribuna", a newspaper in the city of Santos.She wrote for magazines and newspapers such as "O Malho", "Fon-Fon", "Careta" and "Jornal das Moças".In 1948, she founded the "Casa do Poeta Lampião de Gás", a literary society that initially met in her own home.