Adélia Josefina de Castro Fonseca (Salvador, Bahia, 24 November 1827 — Rio de Janeiro, 9 December 1920) was a Brazilian poet. Her parents were Justiniano de Castro Rebello and Adriana de Castro Rebello. She married Inácio Joaquim da Fonseca. She published her poems in newspapers and books, and was a constant collaborator with the Almanaque de lembranças luso-brasileiro. Towards the end of her life, she entered the Convent of Santa Teresa, in Rio de Janeiro, adopting the name of Mother Maria José de Jesús. Selected works Echos de minha alma: poesias, 1865 References Sources Coletânea de poetas Bahianos. (1951) Aloysio de Carvalho y Editora Minverva, page 272. (in Portuguese) External links Adelia Fonseca - in Wikisource 1827 births 1920 deaths 19th-century Brazilian women writers 19th-century Brazilian poets 19th-century Brazilian short story writers Brazilian feminist writers Brazilian journalists Brazilian women poets People from Salvador, Bahia Brazilian women short story writers