Joana Pastro

Photograph (c) Diego Castelo

About The Author

Joana Pastro is the award-winning author of Bisa’s Carnaval, Lucas and the Capoeira Circle, and LillyBelle: A Damsel NOT in Distress. Much like Lucas, sometimes she loses her ginga. Luckily, she’s always been able to get it back. Originally from Brazil, Joana lives in Georgia with her husband, her three extremely creative children, a rambunctious Morkie, and a needy Maltipoo. Visit her at JoanaPastro.com.

Books by Joana Pastro

A Festa for Luana
By Joana Pastro
Illustrated by Duda Oliva
A young Brazilian American girl navigates the concept of belonging when she celebrates the Brazilian Festa Junina festival with her family in this remarkable picture book about embracing all aspects of one’s identity.
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    Lucas and the Capoeira Circle
    By Joana Pastro
    Illustrated by Douglas Lopes
    A young boy who loves the Brazilian martial art of capoeira drums up his courage for a moving-up ceremony in this vibrant and inspiring book about never losing one’s inner spirit.
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