Background
She was the daughter of British Charlotte Ann Syder and Portuguese politician and writer Tomás Ribeiro.
She was the daughter of British Charlotte Ann Syder and Portuguese politician and writer Tomás Ribeiro.
Displaying an early talent for revealing the letters, Branca de Gonta Colaço started out as a poet and as a collaborator in literary journals, actively contributing to a large number of newspapers and magazines. She also contributed to Fireside (1901–1911), Illustração portugueza (1903–1980) and Illustration (1926–1975).