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Maria Teresa Horta (Maria Teresa Mascarenhas Horta) was born on 20 May, 1937 in Lisbon, Portugal, is a Portuguese journalist and activist. Discover Maria Teresa Horta's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?
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Maria Teresa Mascarenhas Horta |
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| Age |
86 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
20 May 1937 |
| Birthday |
20 May |
| Birthplace |
Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nationality |
Portugal
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Maria Teresa Horta Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Maria Teresa Horta's Husband?
Her husband is Luís de Barros (d. 2019)
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Luís de Barros (d. 2019) |
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Maria Teresa Horta Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Maria Teresa Horta worth at the age of 86 years old? Maria Teresa Horta’s income source is mostly from being a successful journalist. She is from Portugal. We have estimated Maria Teresa Horta's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
journalist |
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Maria Teresa de Mascarenhas Horta Barros (born 20 May 1937, Lisbon) is a Portuguese feminist poet, journalist and activist.
She is one of the authors of the book Novas Cartas Portuguesas (New Portuguese Letters), together with Maria Isabel Barreno and Maria Velho da Costa.
Her son, Luís Jorge Horta Barros, born on 4 April 1965, is married to Maria Antónia Martins Peças Pereira and has two sons, Bé and Tiago Horta Barros.
The authors, known as the "Three Marias," were arrested, jailed and prosecuted under Portuguese censorship laws in 1972, during the last years of the Estado Novo dictatorship.
The book and their trial inspired protests in Portugal and attracted international attention from European and American women's liberation groups in the years leading up to the Carnation Revolution.
She has a bachelor's degree from the Universidade de Lisboa and has worked as a journalist.
She took part in the Portuguese Feminist Movement with Maria Isabel Barreno and Maria Velho da Costa (the Three Marias) and was a member of the Poesia 61 group.
Her writing has been published in such journals as Diário de Lisboa, A Capital, República, O Século, Diário de Notícias and Jornal de Letras e Artes, and she was editor in chief of Mulheres magazine.
She is the daughter of Jorge Augusto da Silva Horta, Bastonary of the Ordem dos Médicos (General Medical Council of Portugal) and a university professor, and his wife D. Carlota Maria Mascarenhas, of the Marquesses of Fronteira, Counts of Torre and Counts of Coculim, and also Marquesses of Alorna (formerly Marquesses of Castelo Novo) and Counts of Assumar.
In the same year, she was honored at the International Literary Festival of the Interior, created in honor of the victims of the 2017 fires.
On 21 April 2022, she was awarded the degree of Grand Officer of the Order of Liberty.
She was married to Luís Barros, until his death in 20 November 2019.
The Three Marias (her and Maria Isabel Barreno and Maria Velho da Costa) are among the 50 Portuguese authors selected by António M. Feijó, João R. Figueiredo and Miguel Tamen, professors and essayists from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon, to appear in the book O Cânone published by Tinta da China in 2020.
The Portuguese Ministry of Culture awarded her with the Medal of Cultural Merit in 2020.
In 2021 she was awarded the Casino da Póvoa Literary Prize 2021, at the Correntes d'Escritas literature festival, for her work Estranhezas.
