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Alexandre de Oliveira Silva dos Santos (Cruzeiro, 24 de September de 1986), better known as Ale Santos, is a writer, screenwriter, storytelling expert on afrofuturism, activist, digital communicator, author of Afro-Brazilian Sci-fi and fantasy and consultant in gamificação from Brazil.[1][2][3][4]
Two of his books were finalists for the Jabuti Prize: "Rastros de resistência: histórias de luta e liberdade do povo negro" (category Human Sciences) in 2020 and O Último Ancestral in 2022.[5] he first work also became part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Reading Club (in the category of reducing inequalities), while the latter was also a finalist for the 2022 CCXP Awards [2]
He was mentioned by the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) as the most popular afrofuturist author of the new generation[6] On top of that, he's a columnist for Vice Brasil, and he contributes to the magazine Superinteressante and The Intercept Brasil.[7]
In 2020, he won the "Yes to Racial Equality" award in the category "Representation in New Formats.".[8] JThen in 2022, he was named one of the 100 most influential Black personalities in the lusophony by the BANTUMEN list.[9]
Biography and Career
[edit]Ale Santos was born in the city of Cruzeiro, in the interior of São Paulo, and grew up in the area known as Morro do Itagaçaba (or Morro da Cocada). It was at the age of 12 that he started writing his first stories after his school teacher introduced him to classic fantasy and Science Fiction. He developed a strong interest in stories like those of Sherlock Holmes, the barbarian Conan and the Knights of the Round Table.[5] lso around that age, the writer watched the comedy movie Cool Runnings, which inspired him to get into athletics, competing as a sprinter and winning state competitions, until he paused his athletic career at 18 to study advertising at a college in Lorena (São Paulo). That same movie also helped Alê identify as a Black person.[7]
Since 2009, the writer has been active onTwitter, which helped him become more well-known in Brazil.[10] In June 2018, a series of tweets about the history of Leopold II of Belgium, who was responsible for the deaths of millions of Congolese in the 19th and 20th centuries, went viral and reached millions of views on the platform. [11] The success of this and other tweets about Black peoples caught the attention of Brazilian publishers and led to the release of his first book "Rastros de Resistência" in 2019, which was inspired by some of the stories he shared on social media.[5] The rapper Emicida wrote the foreword for this book..[2]
Also in 2019, Alê Santos published a short story called "Cangona" in the anthology "Todo Mundo Tem uma Primeira Vez," which is based on the song of the same name performed by Clementina de Jesus.[12]
In 2021, the writer released his biggest hit so far: "O Último Ancestral", which tells a story in an afrofuturistic universe. The book will also be adapted into a Role-playing game (RPG) e and a TV series produced by RT Features, the company that made the Oscar-winning film Call Me By Your Name in 2018.[5]
At the end of 2023, Alê is releasing the book "A Malta Indomável," which is a parallel story to his last book "O Último Ancestral" and draws influences from Afro-Brazilian, riverine, and Indigenous mythologies. [5][13]
Alongside the gaucho artist Rafael Albuquerque, who designed the cover of O "Último Ancestral", Ale contributed as a writer to a comic book set in Brazil for Assassin's Creed called "La Bestia." This comic is part of the Assassin's Creed: Visionaries series and was released internationally in November 2023.[5][14][15]
Since 2023, the writer has been living in Belém (Pará), having previously resided in Guaratinguetá, in the countryside of São Paulo. [2][5]
Works
[edit]- 2019 - Rastros de resistência: histórias de luta e liberdade do povo negro (Panda Books)
- 2019 - Cangona (conto da coletânea Todo Mundo tem um primeira Vez da Editora Plataforma 21)
- 2021 - O Último Ancestral (HarperCollins)
- 2023 - A Malta Indomável (HarperCollins)
- 2023 - La Bestia (HQ da série Assassin's Creed: Visionaries da Lounak Comics)
Podcasts
[edit]- Ficções Selvagens
- Infiltrados no Cast
- ^ "O mundo afrofuturista de Ale Santos: artista cria pioneiro universo ficcional ambientado no Brasil". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ a b c d "O afrofuturismo de Ale Santos: das páginas para a telas". Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Ale Santos". HarperCollins Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Afrofuturismo vai além de um movimento de resistência, diz Ale Santos". CNN Brasil. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ale Santos: o escritor que cria versões afrofuturistas das favelas brasileiras". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ Brock, Patrick (2023-07-19). "Brazilian Afrofuturism, Heuristic Function, and the Mass Cultural Genre System". SFRA Review. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ a b "Mas será o Benedito?". revista piauí. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ Banastor, Flávia (2020-10-10). "Confira lista de vencedores do Prêmio Sim à Igualdade Racial 2020 transmitido neste sábado". Negrê (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Reveladas as 100 personalidades negras mais influentes da lusofonia - PlatinaLine" (in European Portuguese). 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Vasconcelos, Caê (2020-06-24). "Escritor Ale Santos é o novo colunista da Ponte Jornalismo". Ponte Jornalismo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Escritor recupera passagens esquecidas da história negra em rede social". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Escritor de ficção afrofuturista Ale Santos é o convidado do Encontro com o Autor de maio - Assessoria de Imprensa". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Ale Santos lança 'A Malta Indomável', novo livro afro futurista voltado para adolescentes, em Belém". O Liberal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Escritor Ale Santos lançará HQ de Assassin's Creed que passará no Brasil". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "ASSASSINS CREED VISIONARIES #1 (OF 4) CVR A CONNECTING (MR) (SEP231076)". www.previewsworld.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.