Rafael Afonso
Writing
Known For

A national coach working in Lisbon during World War II also acted as a spy for the Allies, leading a risky double life
Cândido

The world is at war. While Portugal seems like an oasis by the Atlantic, its glamorous casinos and secret hideouts become the stage for a network of daring women spies, trading information that could turn the tide of the conflict.
Broken Spies

Follows the story of Johannes Van Almeida, a painter who was just released from prison and wants to start his life anew, but everything changes when art dealer Antoinette, and international actress in crisis Florence Lizz, get in his way.
Vermelho Monet

After her family is accused of regicide, Leonor de Almeida Portugal is imprisoned in a convent for eighteen years. Incarcerated, she becomes "Alcipe" through poetry and finds love and freedom in Carlos Augusto. But her life path is marked by the earthquake of 1755 and since that day, the earth has never stopped shaking. From the end of her luxurious life in Vienna, to her flight from France, to the loss of two children, Alcipe never gives up and always rises from the ashes.