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Bio:

Mayra Dias Gomes was born on December 15, 1987 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her father, Dias Gomes, was an acclaimed dramaturg and soap-opera writer. He is the only Brazilian dramaturg ever to win a Golden Palm in Cannes. Her mother, Bernadeth Lyzio, is an actress and surfer. Godchild of applauded writers Jorge Amado and Zélia Gattai, Mayra has four siblings: the singer, songwriter, poet and musician Denise Emmer, the drummer Alfredo Dias Gomes, the trumpetist Guilherme Dias Gomes and Luana, still in school. Mayra was born and raised in a world of literature, cinema, theater, music and television - what always encouraged her to participate in that universe. Her childhood summarizes to memories of quick-change rooms, television studios and events at the Brazilian Academy of Letters, where her father was a member. She studied in the American School of Rio de Janeiro and for a while was a pupil at Tablado, a well known school of actors in Rio de Janeiro.

In 1999, when she was 11 years old, a tragic accident took the father away.

A few years later, still traumatized with the loss, Mayra spent a season road-tripping through the USA with her mom and learning about different cultures. She passed through the Wild West ghost town of Virginia City, Montana and followed to Utah, where she lived for some weeks under the Mormon customs. Her next stop was the city of Albuquerque in New Mexico, where she stayed in a yurt in the middle of the woods. San Francisco, next on the list, introduced her to the world of bands like The Doors, Jefferson Airplane and Janis Joplin. With a relative in town, Mayra stayed at the legendary Haight Street and took more theater classes. When New Year's came, she headed to Seattle, where she stayed at the same building where two producers of Sub-Pop lived. There, still at young age, she encountered grunge.

Back to Brazil with rock'n'roll already running through her veins, Mayra tried to start a band while having singing and guitar lessons. Paralyzed with a fear of audience and stage - which she tried to correct with the theater classes - she gave up on the idea. At the age of 15 she was expelled from the school in which the studied, and headed to life, finding herself submerse at the underground rock scenes of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Mayra then started to write rock and movie columns to alternative sites such as Acid Girls and Subfuzz. At the mid-term of obsessive passions, traumas and drugs, while inspired by Charles Baudelaire's "The Flowers of Evil", she wrote her first novel, "Fugalaça", finished at the age of 17 and released at 19 by Editora Record. With less then one month of release, the book had already caused controversy, been in the cover of many newspapers, and provoqued comparassions to the book of Christianne Vera Felscherinow, "Christiane F.", published in the 80's.

2007 brought her to the eye of the media and led her to write articles for magazines such as Teen Vogue. She has posed for male-magazine VIP, and was a guest at various TV shows, including the MTV Debate. But that wasn't the only live discussion that this polemic writer participated in. Her appearances include Brazil's biggest book fair and a debate about the new generation in literature, at Abril.

Mayra just published her second novel, "Mil e Uma Noites de Silêncio", which is on sale all over Brazil.

After almost three years working as a music reporter, she also turned into a biweekly columnist at Folha de São Paulo, the biggest newspaper in her country. In the process of becoming a rock’n’roll writer, or something close to that, she has interviewed people such as Marilyn Manson, Ginger, The New York Dolls, L.A. Guns, Towers of London, Avanged Sevenfold, The Used, Jonathan Shaw, Eugene Hütz, Bastardz, Vampiros e Piratas, Serguei, Marco Hietala, 69 Eyes, No Direction, Simple Plan, Lemmy Kilminster, and many others.

In 2009, she became a Latin American correspondent for Spin Earth and started reporting to MTV Brasil. In her column on TV, she talks about cool new books and makes sure to encourage young people to read.

Recently, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland invited Mayra and other three music professionals to travel to Helsinki to learn about the heavy metal scene of the country. Her program incuded meetings at record labels, agencies, export associations, interviews with musicians, and the coverage of Tuska Open Air Metal Festival. Musicians she interviewed include H.I.M.'s Ville Valo and 69 Eyes' Jyrki.

My Reports

1_small Revolver Golden Gods Awards 2010 Nominees Announced The first ever all-metal awards show in America is back in full force. Revolver Golden Gods Award... Los Angeles, USA
2196542-171687-picture_1_120_90 Exclusive Interview with Ginger of The Wildhearts! In this exclusive Hollywood interview, Wildhearts' frontman Ginger talks to Mayra Dias Gomes abou... Los Angeles, USA
2184081-171687-picture_2_120_90 Exclusive Interview With Hanoi Rocks' Michael Monroe Hanoi Rocks' frontman, Michael Monroe, sits down with correspondent Mayra Dias Gomes for an inter... Los Angeles, USA
2183946-171687-picture_1_120_90 Hanoi Rocks' Michael Monroe Unveils His New Band Legendary rocker Michael Monroe has long been at the forefront of breaking music barriers. Th... Los Angeles, USA
Ville_eu_cigarro_small Still on Ville Valo: The Written Interview Due to the strange and absurd commotion caused by Mayra's interview with love metal representativ... Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Chutzpah_small Album Review: The Wildhearts's "Chutzpah" There are only a few combatants who, aware of the harshness of circumstances, carry on with style... Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
1686500-171687-picture_7_120_90 From Helsinki to Brazil, Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, Day One Tuska Open Air Metal Festival (Tuska meaning pain, agony), is the largest music festival dedicate... Sao Paulo, Brazil
1678418-171687-ville_interview_wmv_120_90-tom-1000 Ville Valo Talks About Love, Relationships, Literature, Drinking and Drugs Ville Valo is pure poetry: a melancholic romantic who lives in a beautiful castle in exotic Helsi... Sao Paulo, Brazil
1685507-171687-picture_5_120_90 From Helsinki to Brazil, Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, Day Two Tuska Open Air Metal Festival (Tuska meaning pain, agony), is the largest music festival dedicate... Sao Paulo, Brazil
1671774-171687-scott_sorry_0001_wmv_120_90-tom-1000 Bassist Scott Sorry Talks About Upcoming Wildhearts Album When it comes to rock n' roll, The Wildhearts are like teachers. The British band formed in 1989 ... Sao Paulo, Brazil
1671643-171687-ville_wmv_120_90-tom-1000 Ville Valo's Shout Out to Spin Earth from Helsinki! H.I.M.'s sex symbol Ville Valo stopped by for a chat and some Redbull with our correspondent Mayr... Sao Paulo, Brazil
1671963-171687-picture_2_120_90 Jyrki 69 Sends A Message to Spin Earth Viewers! In her trip to Finland, correspondent Mayra Dias Gomes got goth'n'roll singer Jyrki 69 of the 69 ... Sao Paulo, Brazil
1627191-171687-picture_2_120_90 The Brothers of Brazil Mix Punk With Brazilian Music Extreme personalities with the same genes form the Brothers of Brazil - a fun and creative duo le... Sao Paulo, Brazil
1539458-171687-picture_3_120_90 Sugar Kane and Rancore On Their Way To The Big League As the young underground scene of São Paulo grows, matures and flourishes into the mainstream, fe... Sao Paulo, Brazil
1389367-171687-picture_8_120_90 The Adicts Bring 80s Punk-Rock to Brazil The punk rock crowd in São Paulo could not believe it: The Adicts were finally scheduled to play ... Sao Paulo, Brazil
1384316-171687-picture_5_120_90 A Backstage Chat With Hellsakura HELLSAKURA is a band led by the experienced riot girl Cherry, who belonged to Brazilian metal har... Sao Paulo, Brazil
Radiohead_-__marcos_hermes_149_small Radiohead Attracts 30 Thousand People To São Paulo The bold Radiohead had been on the tip of Brazil’s tongue for months. Since the producers of Ju... Sao Paulo, Brazil
1672141-171687-picture_8_120_90 Vampiros E Piratas Represent The Underground Hardrock Scene Of São Paulo! Let's go underground to the hardrock scene of São Paulo and meet Vampiros e Piratas, a band forme... Sao Paulo, Brazil
1672142-171687-picture_9_120_90 Manu Chao Excites São Paulo Follow me as I continue on the subject of World Music and check out the excitement of hardcore an... Sao Paulo, Brazil
1672145-171687-picture_12_120_90 Balkan Beats Incinerates Rio de Janeiro! Follow Correspondent Mayra Gomes on a spicy night at Lapa, a mystical bohemian neighborhood in Ri... Rio de Janeiro
1672143-171687-picture_10_120_90 Backstage With Gypsy Punk Representatives Gogol Bordello Correspondent Mayra Gomes got to hang out with Eugene Hütz before and after their Rio de janeiro ... Marina da Glória