The Friendship between Cecília Meireles and Gabriela Mistral: Education, Journalism and Folklore

This article examines the surviving letters from the Brazilian writer Cecília Meireles (1901-1964) to Gabriela Mistral in the 1940s, now collected in the Biblioteca Nacional Digital de Chile. It begins by reconstructing Mistral’s and Meireles' friendship, especially in earlier years, and proceeds to discuss the information these letters provide to understand both Meireles’ career in journalism and Mistral's contributions to the Brazilian press during the period.