Margarida Teresa da Silva e Orta

Margarida Teresa da Silva e Orta (1711–1793) (often written as Teresa Margarida da Silva e Orta) was a Brazilian-born author of the Enlightenment era. She is considered the first female novelist in the Portuguese language. She initially published under the pseudonym Dorotéia Engrassia Tavareda Dalmira, which is a perfect anagram of her name.

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